Tfran8 t1_ix99o9j wrote on November 21, 2022 at 6:53 PM

I used to work at JnJ in Somerville, I live pretty close to the office still. As others have said Somerville is nice - but its small. Not sure it’s exactly what you are looking for, but you’d have to move pretty far away from work (NYC, Jersey city, Hoboken, etc) to find what you are looking for - and I don’t think the commute is worth it.

If I were you I would live near work and just go into the city, river towns, etc on weekends - that’s what I did for awhile when I first moved here.

Amannin19 t1_ixba1lm wrote on November 22, 2022 at 3:39 AM

I’d recommend the opposite, especially since they only need to be in the office 3 days a week. It will be a lot easier to meet people and become part of the “community” if you live there. Plus you want to be able to just walk outside and be in it. Having to drive 45 minutes means they’ll go way less and quickly feel secluded.