You move away from Boston, that's how. Which is why the lower middle class is being pushed out of central Mass. You would need to be making about $60k on a single income just to comfortably afford base housing around here. Nevermind getting into any of the nicer areas. I've got a decent job, I've got money saved, yet I'm stuck in a shithole apartment with my only options being to pay more for another shithole. I couldn't even imagine trying to raise a family here without both parents having a great career trajectory.