Boston area OTers, I need neighborhood/town advice

I heard there is a janitor position open in the math department at MIT.

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I suggest you use google and solve your own problems you freeloading son of a bitch.

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Lighten up, Francis.

Cambridge, Brighton-Allston, Brookline, some areas of Dorchester and Jamaica Plain


Brighton Allston is a great area and easy to get downtown

I'm going to need a budget, number of bedrooms, amenities desired, pets, etc. before answering that properly.

But I'll give a few suggestions off the bat.

Haverhill is north of the city, so you're not going to want to be south of the city or you'll be screwing yourself commute-wise. That eliminates Jamaica Plain, Southie (where I live - great area to live but not for your purposes), Dorchester, Savin Hill, etc.

Unless you have a budget of $3,500/mo, you're not going to find much worth a damn in Back Bay/Beacon Hill.

I would honestly HIGHLY recommend Charlestown. Easy access to I93 north, so wouldn't be too hard to get to Haverhill. Commute to the Back Bay wouldn't be great unless you are driving. But Charlestown is a beautiful part of the city, so close to everything, and not quite as expensive as Beacon Hill/Back Bay. I lived there until getting a job south of the city and I miss it. The Navy Yard was an awesome place to live - right on the Charles River.

Cambridge is also a great place north of the city to live. Check out Watertown as well.

If you're talking about further outside of Boston Proper, then you could look in Andover. It's about 20 minutes north of the city - really nice suburban area pretty much right in between Haverhill and Boston. Your wife's commute would be amazing, but you would be driving (assuming you don't take the T) into the city in the morning and out of the city at night, which will be a freaking nightmare. That's why I would recommend staying closer to the city and letting your wife commute against traffic.

West End is a great place to be if you work at MGH, which I'm guessing your wife does. Depending on how many cars they have, parking could get expensive.

When I lived downtown, I didn't have a car for the first few months. Didn't need one. Then I got a car when I took a new job outside the city. They wanted $450/mo for a parking spot. So I said frick that and moved.

True. No car and wife works at MGH. It was helpful to be across the street when the wife went into labor. $450 isn't that bad. The garage by my old place in NYC wanted $600 a month. F that. I parked the car in Jersey.

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Otherwise known as Charlestown.

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Says people who can't afford to live on Bunker Hill

Says anyone that understand a map. The Bunker Hill monument is in the heart of Charlestown.

What is your budget going to be roughly?