[deleted] t1_jbr9bra wrote on March 11, 2023 at 2:19 AM

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Current-Photo2857 t1_jbrg5mp wrote on March 11, 2023 at 3:16 AM

I’m in western MA…condos are $300k, a decent house is $500k+…they weren’t three years ago, and then everyone fleeing Boston & NYC came here and drove up our prices.

goldlion0806 t1_jbsrdt9 wrote on March 11, 2023 at 12:43 PM

You can totally still get houses in that range in western mass, just smaller and not in Amherst or northampton. We have a 4 bedroom in a “good” town, on a cute cul de sac, and I don’t think we could get more than Zillow’s $400k estimate for it. Smaller houses in the same desirable town definitely go between $250-300k. Even in Amherst you can get a tiny house with no yard for $300k.

EtonRd t1_jbsu087 wrote on March 11, 2023 at 1:10 PM

here’s a nice house for under $300k. They do exist!

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/46-Deborah-Ave_Pittsfield_MA_01201_M32615-63970

Current-Photo2857 t1_jbsyqu2 wrote on March 11, 2023 at 1:55 PM

You did see that’s in Pittsfield, right?

EtonRd t1_jbt071p wrote on March 11, 2023 at 2:07 PM

The last I checked, Pittsfield was technically part of Massachusetts?

Current-Photo2857 t1_jbt1f87 wrote on March 11, 2023 at 2:17 PM

It technically is, but OP asked for “safest places to live to raise a family”…that’s not Pittsfield. Especially the family part…I definitely wouldn’t send my kids to the Pittsfield schools.

EtonRd t1_jbthbpw wrote on March 11, 2023 at 4:15 PM

But a lot of people do send their kids to school in Pittsfield. Not everybody can afford to live in the safest town, with the best schools. A lot of people live in Pittsfield and Springfield and Holyoke and Chicopee and lead happy lives and their children do well in school.