Everywhere we've seen massive pop. growth (FL, TX, AZ, NV, Carolinas, GA, CO) - the main drivers have been weather, lifestyle, taxes.

CT has a different profile - water (lots of it), tree cover, four seasons, extremely dense infrastructure, proximity to NYC and Boston, strong institutions, relatively high HHI, moderate climate extremes.

Here is why you should buy in CT if you have a 20+ year horizon on capturing massive upside in value...

1) The winters will warm. In 2050 CT winters will be more like a mild Mid-Atlantic winter is today

2) CT is probably the most water-rich state in the country (average daily surpluis of many many million gallons of high quality water). Almost every single climate model projects even more precipitation (albeit w/ more extremes like heavier rain, flooding, summer drought) but in every scenario precipitation will increase by at least a few inches every year.

2a) Of all the water-rich states, CT has the most robust infrastructure (2500 public water systems, tons of private and public commercial activity and the highest quality standards (e.g. no wastewater discharge into drinking water).

3) CT springs & summers will get warmer but on a relative basis will be great (starting from much lower baseline). People are going to pay a huge premium 20+ years from now for decent summers, reliable water, tree cover, reduced exposure to catastrophes.

4) Way lower wildfire risk than most of the US. This will matter for mortgages, insurance, property value

5) There is a ton of rural area/country with proximity to real cities/economic centers without proximity to risky urban areas

6) Growing/agricultural seasons improve. Upside for gardens, orchards, vineyards, farming. Warmer, wetter New England = more stuff will be grown here.

Coastal CT has real risk (storm-surge) but even there you should distinguish between elevated inland property.

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