Finding a home in Connecticut can be a little like picking a college — you have your top choice, and then you have your backup schools. You might love Fairfield’s downtown and want to live near a train station, but Trumbull isn’t far and you could get a bigger backyard. A lakefront property in New Fairfield would be nice, but Danbury’s close enough, too. Article continues below this ad No matter where you’re looking, the decisions add up quickly: What can you afford? What will you pay over time?