MA - recommendations?
Does anyone have any recommendations (or warnings!) for towns within an hour commute of Woburn, MA?
Looking for somewhere with a good public school system, particularly the HS. Much prefer a good small HS to an Excellent huge one. Not in Boston, due to cost of housing. Thanks! |
Re: MA - recommendations?
Originally Posted by NiHao
(Post 12046948)
Does anyone have any recommendations (or warnings!) for towns within an hour commute of Woburn, MA?
Looking for somewhere with a good public school system, particularly the HS. Much prefer a good small HS to an Excellent huge one. Not in Boston, due to cost of housing. Thanks! |
Re: MA - recommendations?
Originally Posted by hungryhorace
(Post 12046957)
Don't live in Woburn. It's a ****ing dump. What's your budget?
Budget - small ;) If you have any suggestions I can check out prices online but I'm finding that a lot of the HS in the surrounding area are very big and would like to avoid that if possible. Thanks! |
Re: MA - recommendations?
I'd head up 495 to Amesbury, Salisbury, West Newbury, Newburyport etc. Good luck.
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Re: MA - recommendations?
Originally Posted by hungryhorace
(Post 12046957)
Don't live in Woburn. It's a ****ing dump. What's your budget?
Newburyport is really lovely but it is a tiny town. No idea about the schools. Same for Amesbury. Anything that requires driving on I-95 will blow balls. Anything that's south bound on I-93 will be too. Definitely want to be against the grain of traffic. Lexington, Lincoln and Concord, are lovely and have good schools but not cheap. Medford and Arlington are both lovely with decent schools. On the cusp of the commuter run and where you'd get more house for money would be Maynard. It was up and coming, then both Google and Monster moved away. It's so-so, but it does have a lot of nice bars and the schools aren't to bad. Havard, would be another town on the cusp. It is really nice, but small and would have the nice, small schools. Possibly not as much rental stock and bit middle ground compared to those towns on cost. Also might be a bit more of a sucky commute during the winter along 111/2. |
Re: MA - recommendations?
Hungryhorace and Bob,
Thank you both for the suggestions and info, much appreciated! I will check out the towns you have mentioned. :) |
Re: MA - recommendations?
DS went to a nice small high school in northern MA, but it's likely more than an hours commute to Woburn. Housing in that small town and surrounding area was reasonable as well.
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Re: MA - recommendations?
Hi joto,
Would love to know the name of the town as we would consider a longer commute since my husband travels so much he wouldn't have to go to the office in Woburn every day. |
Re: MA - recommendations?
Right next door towns like Stoneham, Arlington and Medford are ok......cheaper than if you look to the West and Lexington Concord etc. You should probably avoid towns to the North and they have urban blight issues and the commute form placed like Gloucester and Newburyport would be nasty.
Farther in Watertown,Newton and Belmont all have very good schools. If you want to save some money look to the North West at Leominster and Fitchburg. |
Re: MA - recommendations?
Thanks Nun, great info!
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Re: MA - recommendations?
Here is a ranking of MA schools. Belmont is excellent, it's a very nice town, but a bit expensive....still it's an easy commute and close to Cambridge and Boston....it also has the best outdoor community pool.
Top Massachusetts High Schools | Best High Schools in Massachusetts | US News |
Re: MA - recommendations?
Originally Posted by nun
(Post 12047535)
If you want to save some money look to the North West at Leominster and Fitchburg.
But there are nice towns around Leominster. Lunenburg and Lancaster, as starting points. |
Re: MA - recommendations?
Originally Posted by nun
(Post 12047535)
Farther in Watertown,Newton and Belmont all have very good schools.
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Re: MA - recommendations?
Originally Posted by Bob
(Post 12047662)
Those towns are shit though. They're not known as being the crack capitals of the state for nothing.
But there are nice towns around Leominster. Lunenburg and Lancaster, as starting points. |
Re: MA - recommendations?
Originally Posted by hungryhorace
(Post 12047709)
You must have missed the part where the OP said his budget was limited. Those towns are pie in the sky for anyone other than millionaires.
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