aimforthehead90
aimforthehead90 OP t1_j8o3wyu wrote
Reply to comment by sonderaway in Moving to New England, need help narrowing down options by aimforthehead90
That's reassuring. Any neighborhood recommendations to look into?
aimforthehead90 OP t1_j8nz496 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Moving to New England, need help narrowing down options by aimforthehead90
Strongly considering Northampton. The main reason we're leaning towards Haverhill is because it's on the Downeaster line and we would use that very often for day trips and traveling. If it's 4+ hours to get to Portland, we probably won't go very much. But it sounds like Northampton has a lot going for it. I'm going to look more into what's near there. Thanks!
aimforthehead90 OP t1_j8nxtwd wrote
Reply to comment by laterbacon in Moving to New England, need help narrowing down options by aimforthehead90
I'll look into Greenfield, it looks like it checks a lot of boxes. Thanks!
aimforthehead90 OP t1_j8nxkhk wrote
Reply to comment by In-Verse in Moving to New England, need help narrowing down options by aimforthehead90
I haven't looked into Lowell yet, it looks great though! I'll look more into that and Salem, although we're looking to stay away from excessive crowds, I'm not sure how bad Salem is in that regard. Thanks!
aimforthehead90 OP t1_j8nx86g wrote
Reply to comment by sonderaway in Moving to New England, need help narrowing down options by aimforthehead90
That's good to know! This one is near the top of our list for sure because of the affordable houses and the Downeaster line. Do you consider the city safe for things like walking at night?
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aimforthehead90 OP t1_j8wmtic wrote
Reply to comment by EtonRd in Moving to New England, need help narrowing down options by aimforthehead90
Thanks for the warning. Is Brunswick colder in particular, or do you think we should reconsider Maine entirely because of the winters there?