For reasons we've never adequately been able to explain, people like to call Connecticut 'the land of steady habits.' Steady habits, to us, implies erring on the side of caution, and avoiding excesses. That apparently doesn't extend to not paying over the odds for the cost of basic amenities! You need to be bringing in the big bucks if you want to call Connecticut your home. State taxes here don't help; housing costs are roughly $15K, and food costs are below the average $8K. By rights, you should need less money than you actually do.
Among Connecticut's various claims to fame, it's believed to be the first written Constitution in American history, with the Fundamental Orders dating all the way back to 1639. You'll also find Yale University here - which might go some way to explaining where all that money goes. A Yale education, for most people, doesn't come cheaply!