The_Mean_MacKean t1_jd7poqz wrote on March 22, 2023 at 1:13 PM

It is expensive here and most people will tell you to move to Central MA. I personally don’t like any area of this state that’s north of Boston or out west/central. Probably just a bias because I grew up in the area where I live now and I hate places with too many trees. Boston itself is great but absolutely impossible for regular people with regular incomes to move to and this goes for the towns around it. I live in southeastern MA and I’m like 40 minutes away from Boston/Cambridge which is where I work every day. It’s not bad. There are towns in my neck of the woods that are more affordable as well. Housing everywhere has gone through the roof but if you look in the right town in southeastern MA (Middleboro, Carver, Lakeville, Kingston) you could find something that may be closer to your range.

Stay away from cities like Brockton, Taunton, Fall River and Springfield. I might get some hate for saying that but those towns need help.

Overall it comes down to what you’re looking for. If you like a little bit of seclusion and don’t mind wooded areas then western and central MA could be for you. They are more inexpensive to live in.

newestJourney t1_jdagjee wrote on March 23, 2023 at 12:02 AM

Fair enough. I'll upvote for what looks to be an unpopular opinion. But you're just indicating what the vibe of various areas are and is an accurate take. Just goes to show that even though a small state, we're still varied enough to have our regional preferences.

I do like the beaches down on the South Shore / Buzzards Bay for sure.

The_Mean_MacKean t1_jdbziqe wrote on March 23, 2023 at 9:08 AM

Truthfully I would be more open to going further west if everyone and everything important to me in my life wasn’t near where I’m located now/if there was a way for me to make the money I make now out west without having to go to Boston and Cambridge. That simply isn’t a possibility. The money is in Boston and Cambridge. Always has been.

Missmunkeypants95 t1_jdbbbhz wrote on March 23, 2023 at 3:58 AM

Hey, I'm from Brockton!

And I agree. Don't move there. I live in Quincy now, thankfully. I love it but if we didn't inherit the house we would never have been able to afford it. Half a mil for a bungalow style house on a tiny plot of land.

The_Mean_MacKean t1_jdbzq74 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 9:12 AM

I like Quincy. My favorite town is probably Braintree but I’ll never be able to move there.

Brockton is getting worse. I was born in 1990 in a town that touches Brockton and I went to the vocational school that Brockton goes to so I’ve spent my fair share of time in and around Brockton for the past 33 years. It’s gone downhill and it was already pretty low to begin with. I don’t know what needs to happen.