Moving to Boston--Where to Live?

GemGem

Hi!

I will be starting my grad school this fall and we will be moving to Boston. Where should we look to buy?  I want to be some place where I can take the train/bus to Cambridge very easily. 

 Thanks, girls! 

PunkyBooster

Cambridge, Davis Square (Somerville), Belmont, Beacon Hill are all easy public transportation wise.

I love Charlestown but that is a PITA to get to Cambridge from.

 

MrsT2008

are you looking to buy? (house, condo, don't care?) or rent?  that will influence my answer!

mesa81

It really depends on your budget and if you want a condo/ townhouse or house.

Rock-n-Voll

Watertown and Waltham might be good options too (bus, not train).  By T you basically want to be on the red line so you could look at where that runs.

Bride0603

I loved living in Cambridge but it is $$  Arlington, Belmont, Watertown, and Waltham are a bit more affordable and a good commuting distance  

KNavy87

I live in Quincy, I really like it.  Close enough to boston to go there for the fun stuff but far enough away to not get tired of it. 

mmeloy

Going to Harvard Square?  Personally, I love Watertown.  It's about a 15 minute bus ride from Watertown Square into Harvard Square.  You can get a nice townhouse-style condo for around $300K and some of the nice condos in the big buildings are cheaper.  Houses probably start around $450K.  When we were renting, we paid about $1200 per month.  Good Luck!

HarwichBride08

We live in South Boston and the Red Line goes right to Cambridge so it's pretty easy to get to.

Rynna

I live in Kendall Square (right on the T) in Cambridge, and it's a lovely neighborhood.  If you want to rent, there are a ton of great apartments around (we looked at ALL of them), and there are some nice houses a little farther away from the T.  Central Square is also a nice neighborhood- convenient to shopping and restaurants and transit, but not so much hustle and bustle.

GemGem

Thank you all! this is very helpful information and I feel like I have a much better idea about how to begin my search!