sanj2010

Hey!

I have been offered a job in Mansfield, MA with a salary of $90k. I know the cost of living is higher than where I am now and just wondered if this would be enough to live on. We are planning on renting for the first year or so and then see what transpires.

Specifically, I would be interested in schools, crime rate, places to live, places to avoid etc. We are currently living in the wilds of Ithaca, NY.

All information (good or bad) gratefully received!

sanj2010

Bob

I can't help to much as I'm heading that way myself, well mass at least, but there's a few threads over the last couple weeks that you might want to check out and see...

some sites you might be interested in, well i'm apartment rental hunting, so might not be much use *lol*

http://www.apartmentratings.com/rate/MA.html

http://www.areaguides.net/

http://www.bostonapartments.com/cbhw-home.htm

http://www.preservationproperties.com/ (has good recommendations apparently)

http://www.greatplacesrealty.com/ren...llistings.aspx

http://re.boston.com/rentals/searchindex.asp

http://www.bostonapartments.com/tnmrealty.htm


For local info, papers and the like - http://www.townonline.com/

Car insurance - http://www.circleinsurance.net/contactus.html

That's a good start, and random shite -

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/25000.html

http://www.epodunk.com/ very good for local demographical info...

gruffbrown

Bob, have you ever considered he may have just been offered your job?

Bob

obviously negotiated a hell of a better salary than what I went in for then *lol*

sanj2010

Cheers Bob, that should keep me going for a bit!

sanj2010

Bob

Oh, and for what it's worth, I've been zoning in to Natick and Newton, though Needham and Waltham have nice parts, I just can't be arsed to visit every place to see the gems from the dives....but if you find the other threads, you'll find plenty of recommendations...

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...t=376181&pp=15 that's one of the threads

Jerseygirl

Interesting....looking through your old posts....you keep asking the same old questions....only different locations.

sanj2010

Yup, still looking for the ideal job!

cbone

Hello Sanj

I moved from Hampshire in 2003 to work in Mansfield. What company are you going to? I was with Tyco Healthcare.
We lived in N Attleboro for 1 1/2 yrs before moving to Princeton, NJ, and then back to the UK this year.
I can help you with any questions on areas etc as I know it pretty well. That salary is very good you should have no problems there living on that (I did)
Here's my yahoo mail <<snip- pm for email>>
Just send me an email and I will answer all I can
cheers
Chris