CT is unfortunately set up as a Utopia for an economic model from 1950. There's a very high amount of wealthy commuter/vacationer/retirees. It's dividing between cities (with mill rates 28-76 and ever-shrinking industry) and Ivy-prep towns with at least 3 each of coffee shops, antique dealers, art galleries, jewelers, and bakeries. Lots of areas with only vacation as an attraction have populations aging out.
Major businesses leaving or downsizing (Aetna, GE, Kimberly Clark) aren't even moving to cheaper locales - they're moving to places with better attitudes about job training and growing business locally (NY, MA). Too many towns designed for anonymous, village-sized retirement and vacation that are fiercely NIMBY. Beautiful hiking trails literally everywhere, but housing starting at 250-450k without the jobs to support it.
International tourists come to watch the leaves change. The state has amazing education, in parts. It also has a big finance industry, especially in Greenwich and Darien. New Haven pizza, great local restaurants and craft breweries, local wine trails, fairs basically everywhere. You can get super cheap housing in a few places (like Winsted and Torrington). There's ocean access, lots of waterfalls and parks, many local theaters. There are country clubs and golf courses everywhere, and more scenic routes than you could track down.
There are like... 5 forum posters. :p