Clinton is a charming Long Island Sound coastal town with sandy beaches, a marina, a walkable downtown green, year‑round restaurants and shopping (including Clinton Crossing outlets), making it an engaging, low‑key base for multi‑week assignments rather than a place you’ll feel stuck.
It’s an easy drive to bigger hubs—about 25–30 minutes to New Haven for Yale, theaters and dining, and roughly an hour to Hartford for museums and urban amenities—so you get peaceful coastal living with quick access to city options.