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Icy-Egg-7755 OP t1_iwj0qsp wrote

Reply to comment by Gsquzared in How do folks get to PVD? by Icy-Egg-7755

I hear that... It’s just Boston is way out of my price range.

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Gsquzared t1_iwj1bmg wrote

Yep. That's the dilemma. Even living in the Boston suburbs you're going to be commuting 30-45 minutes in traffic plus paying through the nose for housing. Just wanted to make sure you knew what you're signing up for. You can make it work, but it will wear on you.

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Mountain_Bill5743 t1_iwke39o wrote

OP, also keep in mind with kids that the school situation is complicated and requires a lot of research on its own BPS PPSD or all the towns inbetween. So, (depending on your preferences) you may be paying the difference into very expensive schools (New England has private school tuition on the level of private colleges).

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Icy-Egg-7755 OP t1_iwl1xil wrote

Ugh, good point. (How do people live here?)

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laterbacon t1_iwlb0fc wrote

Not to talk you out of Providence (I grew up here and I love it), but it might be worth looking into Attleboro. There's an MBTA stop downtown with a lot of recent development clustered around it, so you can easily get to Providence or Boston. It's also in Massachusetts, which has a much better school system overall and access to in-state UMASS benefits. Massachusetts also has the closest thing to universal healthcare that exists in the US right now.

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Icy-Egg-7755 OP t1_iwlbngl wrote

I haven’t been super impressed with Attleboro, but you make good points here. I’ll take a second look.

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laterbacon t1_iwlctnm wrote

It's one of those old small northeastern cities that was gutted when all the industry left, but it's definitely on the upswing recently. It has a really cute, relatively intact downtown with a ton of potential and a bunch of very recent development adjacent to the station. Capron Park and its little zoo is a really nice asset too. That said it's definitely way sleepier than Providence (but only a 20 minute train ride away). The bus system there is bad though.. GATRA makes RIPTA look like the Tokyo Metro

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Mountain_Bill5743 t1_iwmytf8 wrote

It's expensive. Double incomes typically and for higher paying jobs, buying housing 10 years ago, etc.

The reality is that everything from utilities to housing to car insurance is on the higher end. Your job offer hopefully reflects the most likely large CoL jump if its a Back Bay offer.

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