celticgrid

I searched and found some threads on Boston already, but those were folks with families and kids. My son may shortly be heading for his first job after leaving college and his requirements do not include concerns over schools and suchlike. Not yet, anyway!

Any suggestions on which areas to look for accommodation, or to avoid, would be most welcome. Relevant points would be:

Renting - 1 or 2 bedrooms
Will have car
Commute target is Norwood
Social life for single 23-year old

I'll be using every avenue available to discover information but know I'll get unbiassed views from folks here!

Many thanks.

Onomatopoeia

Southie is the “go to” neighborhood for graduates / young professionals. I lived there when I moved from the UK to Boston in 2017, aged 25. It has good bars, restaurants, beaches, and lots of other young people to split rent with.

I only had a 15-min commute from there to Seaport though. Norwood isn’t really “Boston” proper so would be a 35-60 minute commute depending on traffic, I’d guess

Quincy/Waltham/Jamaica Plain/Roslindale/West Roxbury probably make more sense for an easier commute, while still being easy enough to get into the city proper on weekends, etc.

Brighton/Brookline maybe a happy medium - young people vibe, probably a better commute than Southie.

celticgrid

Thank you. The more I look, the more opportunities he seems to have!