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Status_Silver_5114 t1_jaxft77 wrote

Reply to comment by ynwp in Moving to Greater Providence? by [deleted]

It’s apples and oranges. Somerville alone is half the population of the entire city of providence. People pay 3-4k easily for comparable apartments in the ville these days.

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ynwp t1_jaxfx3p wrote

Tell it to OP.

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Status_Silver_5114 t1_jaxg7mp wrote

Price wise I’m saying. You can compare vibes but price wise alone moving here is a better deal!

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strugglebus984 t1_jaxpc6c wrote

I lived in Somerville years ago when it was called “Slumerville”. It was considered one of the dumpiest towns around Boston at the time. High crime in some areas. Now I could never afford to live there. Welcome to gentrification. The Somerville that I lived in was very comparable to some areas around Providence but it has changed so much.

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RandomChurn t1_jaxy8cn wrote

>I lived in Somerville years ago when it was called “Slumerville”.

Ikr?! 😳 I lived with a bunch of artists in an old peanut factory just off the McGrath OBrian Highway. Dirt cheap.

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