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shapovalovts OP t1_j1p4ajv wrote

Reply to comment by goPACK17 in Location recommendation for a moving family by shapovalovts

Oh, interesting point of view. What town would you never live in that is near Boston?

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goPACK17 t1_j1p4sna wrote

"Never" is a strong word, but towns I'd likely avoid are:

Chelsea, Lynn, Mattapan/Roxbury (those two are in Boston), and Brockton

And honestly, that's about it as far as towns within an hour of Boston goes. Besides those spots, I feel like every other town just falls somewhere in the spectrum between "blue-collar but still honest towns and fine places to raise a family" (Quincy, Bridgewater, Revere) to "obscenely wealthy" (Dover, Weston, Wellesley) and a whole lot of stuff in between.

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valley_G t1_j1qu607 wrote

Do not go to Fall River or New Bedford. Everyone keeps saying there's beaches and so they stuff, but it's really not that nice here at all. It's a drug den with little pockets where you might not get robbed. Been here my whole life (technically Dartmouth) and have seen it all. The police genuinely do jack shit unless somebody dies or it looks good in the newspaper. This is not some hidden paradise.

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goPACK17 t1_j1qubc0 wrote

Well ya, this is true too. I didn't consider these two cities because I consider them way more in the orbit of Providence more so then Boston

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