Sorry if this is in the wrong place - I didn't know where else to put it.

I was offered a job in Hartford Connecticut last week and they are going to pay me $45K per year starting salary. That is a little more than I am making here. My question is, since I've always lived here, I don't know what it is like up there, so what is the cost of living up North or in CT? I don't want to move up there and it be different from what I was expecting.

I know it will be a big change - it will be cold, etc. But I want to know how it is different from here in reference to living conditions, etc. I would probably get an apartment up there and things like that.

Can anyone help me out? I've not yet decided if I am going, I want to make sure I have everything in order before I make my decision, plus I still have to sell my house. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks!