I'm moving up there at the end of the summer but coming up in 2 weeks to hunt for housing...I need some advice on where to look.

5/9/2010 7:05:03 PM

i want to say that there's one or two. i couldn't say who, though.

5/9/2010 7:05:45 PM

After tomorrow morning, my husband.

But he's fortunate and gets to leave

5/9/2010 7:07:47 PM

does anyone at least know where a better place to live would be between brighton, waltham, and somerville? i've been told those are the main areas for people my age that aren't too expensive. work is in wellesley, but i don't mind commuting.

5/9/2010 7:35:24 PM

http://www.runnersworld.com/community/forums/runner-communities/masters/100-reasons-tww-should-run-boston-marathon-2011

5/9/2010 7:37:17 PM

i, too, plan to relocate to boston. this thread might prove useful to me...

5/9/2010 8:43:39 PM

5/9/2010 8:59:27 PM

^^when are you heading up?

5/10/2010 12:06:36 AM

For Boston, you can solve all your problems in the Commons right by Downtown Crossing
In Brighton, St. Elizabeth is sick of all your drinking and fighting.
In Allston, there are nights when you get pretty annoying.

5/10/2010 12:27:17 AM

I'm in Cambridge right now, been in the area for 8 months, so for what it is worth:

Are you planning to drive or take the commuter rail to Wellesley? If you are taking the commuter rail then being within easy commute of Yawkee station near Fenway could be crucial - it is a close walk to Kenmore station, which is on all of the Green Lines.

Allston tends to be student dominated as it is between Boston U and Boston College (with some Harvard students also).

I've heard good things about Brookline/Brighton, especially like the Coolidge Corner area. That would also put you on a short green line trip to Yawkee.

Somerville varies quite a bit depending on what part of Somerville you are looking at. East Somerville, especially near Sullivan Station, is sketchy, Union Square is kind of an up and coming neighborhood, Davis Square is nice with a fairly hip vibe, Porter Square is ok, it is getting into the Harvard Area. Somerville is a pretty far commute, but you are completely avoiding Boston/Cambridge in the drive so the traffic could be not so bad, I don't really know.

Don't know much about Waltham, other than it is going to have a more suburban feel than the other towns.

5/10/2010 1:01:01 AM

I would love to live in Brookline (its one of the most Jewish neighborhoods I've ever seen) but it comes down to cost, so I probably can't

5/10/2010 12:45:27 PM

isn't Brass Monkey in Boston for med school? or maybe he said Philly...

5/10/2010 12:48:14 PM

dannydigtl and peejay live there. If you play any instruments and want to join a band, talk to them.

5/10/2010 12:50:43 PM

i do play, but i don't think i have time to be in a band

5/10/2010 12:51:26 PM

Either way, they're awesome guys, so it couldn't hurt to hit them up for advice on where to look for housing.

5/10/2010 12:54:21 PM

FYI, jetblue: you can get up to boston tomorrow for $10base fare and back on wed for $10, as well.

5/10/2010 1:18:52 PM

i'm flying up in 2 weeks, didn't want to risk not having a seat so i booked it for $50 each way, still pretty awesome

5/10/2010 2:40:22 PM

if you think you can hack it...live in brockton...great hardcore shows

5/10/2010 2:42:48 PM

i;m not really into that, but ok

5/10/2010 2:43:24 PM

I'm coming up this weekend to do some house/apartment hunting and start getting things situated at work. If any of you are up there and can show me around I'd really appreciate it.

5/26/2010 9:31:30 AM

^^^ lol. Brockton is horrible.

5/26/2010 9:33:32 AM

my bff lives in Brookline, and she likes it a lot. Much quieter from her place off Mass Ave where she started, but that area she could afford living alone whereas Brookline she could not.

5/26/2010 9:36:08 AM

Brookline would be great...is he/she perhaps looking for a new roommate?

5/26/2010 9:52:44 AM