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fireball_jones t1_j5pwlm3 wrote

Reply to comment by UltravioletClearance in Lego moving its US headquarters to Boston by 2026 by scw

On the other hand try getting someone to move to Enfield.

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veryverycoolfellow t1_j5pytsn wrote

Exactly. Enfield is trash, Springfield is trash. Boston is expensive but the pay compensate accordingly in the area, especially if you’re willing to live within a 30-40 min commute it’s not that bad. Moving out of Enfield to Boston is the smartest move to make, Boston is expensive yes, but the quality of life out surpasses basically every city in the northeast by a mile.

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spedmunki t1_j5q8mpp wrote

There’s plenty of nice suburbs around there though. I know a lot of people who make bank in Springfield/Hartford area, but live in nice suburbs like Longmeadow, Glastonbury, Avon, Simsbury, etc

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StuckinSuFu t1_j5qlbtl wrote

My Sister in law makes a pretty penny as a doctor in Hartford and she lives out near Avon. Its a lovely area.

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Roszo21 t1_j5qvgpr wrote

Most those suburbs are still close to an hour commute from Enfield but the COL difference is huge. You can get a large 3 bed 2 bath home with a big yard in a really good school district for $600k. Good luck finding that within an hour drive of Boston.

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TakenOverByBots t1_j5rdau4 wrote

My parents' 5 br sold for less than 300K last year in a suburb even closer to Enfield. If people really don't care about being in a wealthy district, you can get really inexpensive houses.

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memeintoshplus t1_j5rloxv wrote

Enfield is a pretty mediocre town, but the adjacent towns Longmeadow, East Windsor, and Suffield are pretty nice. Honestly, I'd be willing to move down there, I'd be living a lot more comfortably than I'd be living here in Boston.

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West_Ernmass t1_j5s6bcr wrote

The Lego facility in Enfield is just over the border of East Longmeadow.

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spedmunki t1_j5r5yng wrote

Try 30 minutes.

The COL still stands. The quality of home and school you get there compared to the same price around Boston is way better.

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veryverycoolfellow t1_j5rh06m wrote

The Boston suburbs school districts are the best in the country you’re literally delusional

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rfuree11 t1_j5rn6zi wrote

The CT towns /u/spedmunki specified all have school districts that could easily hang with those in the metro Boston area. It's not like CT is renowned for shitty schools or anything. I grew up in the Hartford area and went through a highly ranked school district (actually a rival of Glastonbury). The house prices there are literally 50% of what the same house would cost for me here in Wakefield. Property taxes are slightly higher, but not by much.

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veryverycoolfellow t1_j5rguxq wrote

Mansfield is 50 minutes away. Basically everything on 495 is 45 minutes away. Keep justify living in western mass, it’s humorous. Anything besides long meadow and the valley is basically irrelevant.

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veryverycoolfellow t1_j5r014z wrote

Plenty of places within an hour of Boston will give you that.. and actually way better lol. Mansfield, Easton, Arlington… basically any town off the 495 belt. The best western mass towns are mediocre by eastern mass standards, aside from a handful

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dante662 t1_j5qb192 wrote

To make it even worse the Lego facility in Enfield is basically surrounded by CT state prisons.

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elykl12 t1_j5trlt0 wrote

Yeah, I mean what else would you build the prisons out of?

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dante662 t1_j5tw9sp wrote

Line the perimeter with random blocks on the ground, no one would dare tread there to escape.

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Maxpowr9 t1_j5q13fy wrote

It's why many are predicting a lot of rural hospitals are gonna start closing like crazing this decade. What nurse/doctor wants to move to the middle of nowhere for meh pay compared to a major city?

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Novacek_Yourself t1_j5q6dz8 wrote

My wife is a physician in Boston and we have had offers to double her salary to move to remote areas of the mid west.

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Signal_Key_9200 t1_j5r19i7 wrote

You probably know this isn't uncommon in medical professions.

If ya'll take it, I really hope you've spent time there first.

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nukular_iv t1_j5ujudj wrote

The belief that doctors are paid top dollar in Boston is really really wrong. The SUPPLY of doctors in boston is very very high. There is no need to pay top dollar.

They can make more elsewhere. Some in extremely good parts of the country that cost significantly less.

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Maxpowr9 t1_j5qdfg5 wrote

It's why traveling nurses skyrocketed last year. It's essentially a last ditch effort to keep the hospital open but a lot of the rural ones are drowning in red ink. It's the equivalent of taking out a payday loan to stay afloat.

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StuckinSuFu t1_j5qlek1 wrote

Locums make a boat load of money doing near permanent contacts in rural areas.

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