Seaworthiness222 t1_ivzhvox wrote on November 11, 2022 at 7:42 PM

Reply to comment by Loose-Connection-935 in Relocating? by Loose-Connection-935

OK, well if you plan to have kids the answer is a lot different than if you will not need to rely on a school system.

Our house values are tied into how good the school is.

I guess other big question is -- like 30 minutes to the airport?

I live in central Mass. I'm with 1 1/2 hours from 4 good airports -- but not less than 50 from any. It works for my husband as he only flies a couple times a month, but may not be good for a frequent flier.

Loose-Connection-935 OP t1_ivzj1i7 wrote on November 11, 2022 at 7:50 PM

Not planning on any kids.

30-45 min to airport would work perfectly. We sometimes travel for work and do a good bit of traveling for pleasure but not anything too frequent.

Seaworthiness222 t1_ivzk5dg wrote on November 11, 2022 at 7:57 PM

30 minutes to Logan can make it tight on budget and land.

If you can get your head around more like an hour - hour and 15 minutes? It really will open things up for you.

That's a short commute to Boston and the houses will be priced accordingly.

Loose-Connection-935 OP t1_ivzke2u wrote on November 11, 2022 at 7:59 PM

We'd be open to a distance like that if it gets us the house we'd want

LadyGreyIcedTea t1_iw0q56t wrote on November 12, 2022 at 1:09 AM

I live within Boston city limits and 12 miles from Logan. It has only ever taken me 30-45 minutes to get to the airport if I'm going in at 3:30am for a 5am flight.

SLEEyawnPY t1_iw3lu0x wrote on November 12, 2022 at 6:23 PM

Sharon is the type of town you're looking for on that budget in that driving range (assuming favorable traffic conditions of course) to the airport

>We'd be looking for a house on a bit of land (up to an acre) with woodsy views. Not sure how viable that is in Boston suburbs but thought I'd throw it out there

Pretty viable e.g.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/66-N-Main-St-Sharon-MA-02067/57507064_zpid/

Historic home within walking distance to several restaurants in the town center, the town library, and the commuter rail to Boston/Providence RI. (No financial affiliation)

>great things/challenges about living in Massachusetts.

One of the restaurants in the town center is a vegan restaurant.