I moved from Medford/Somerville to Salem a few years back and it was the best decision I made. Salem is going through a boom right now and is a great place to live. I couldn't recommend it enough. Very walkable, beautiful houses and architecture, near the ocean, incredible restaurants, and best of all, nice people.
I have a lot of friends leaving Somerville and moving to the north shore. A shitty two bedroom house in Somerville/Medford goes for 700k dollars and maybe you get a parking spot (definitely no yard)
Sure those cities on the list have good schools and high property value, but they at boring AF. I would take Salem any day over those cities.
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I moved from Medford/Somerville to Salem a few years back and it was the best decision I made. Salem is going through a boom right now and is a great place to live. I couldn't recommend it enough. Very walkable, beautiful houses and architecture, near the ocean, incredible restaurants, and best of all, nice people.
I have a lot of friends leaving Somerville and moving to the north shore. A shitty two bedroom house in Somerville/Medford goes for 700k dollars and maybe you get a parking spot (definitely no yard)
Sure those cities on the list have good schools and high property value, but they at boring AF. I would take Salem any day over those cities.