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IllegibleLetters t1_j3dqanx wrote

Reply to Moving to Greater Boston Area - Thoughts on Newton? by nomjs

I work in Newton, live in a neighboring town. One other thing it has over Needham, Wellesley, Waltham, or watertown is more public transportation. Newton has subway trains as well as the commuter rail and bus stops too. Those other towns have the bus and commuter rail but they are slower and more limited. If for instance you wanted to go to fenway park, you can avoid the $50 game day parking rates by taking the green line. Plenty of people use it for work everyday.

On top of that, Newton has more shopping, so you'll find things closer rather than having to drive to the next town over as often for clothes or restaurants. It's also the only of those with a movie theater.

So sure, as everyone says it's very expensive, but it's also very convenient. There's always a lot of stuff going on in Newton, and it's so easy to get to Boston or Cambridge, it's going to remain a desirable city for a long time.

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Lilslugga2002 t1_j3dpwsl wrote

Reply to comment by Fuey500 in New home owner, National Grid Bill is extreme! by Fuey500

Jesus man. Do you live in a town that participates in municipal aggregation?

https://www.masspowerchoice.com/

If not you should probably consider locking in your supply rate since you heat with electricity. I have heard good things about https://www.constellation.com/

The rebates for minisplits are only going to get better. Might want to consider them.

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Megsmik8 t1_j3dpft8 wrote

Reply to comment by G2KY in Moving to Greater Boston Area - Thoughts on Newton? by nomjs

Right but there are options for 2bd for 3k not 5k. It's all a matter of what you want and where you are looking. That is my point. Someone from Arkansas sees 5k for a rental and they automatically would be frightened. Even at 3k they would be. There's no prices like that down there. You're perfectly fine with it as you just came from downtown and you're getting more space for probably the same as you were paying in the city, or at least close to it.

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G2KY t1_j3do8kh wrote

Reply to comment by Megsmik8 in Moving to Greater Boston Area - Thoughts on Newton? by nomjs

I live in a 2 bedroom. I am not complaining about the price. For the price we pay, I think we get decent return. But it is good to know about these especially if someone is coming from out of state, especially from Arkansas. There are also other rentals around me, like townhomes, going from 5-6k or single family homes, going from 8-10k.

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stdaro t1_j3dkpg8 wrote

Reply to Moving to Greater Boston Area - Thoughts on Newton? by nomjs

There's no such thing as an easy commute in the Boston area. The green line is the oldest subway in the country, and that's the only reasonable public transport from Newton into the LMA. And the parts of Newton that actually have walking access to the green line are all the most expensive. If you have Newton money anyway, you might consider moving closer in to Brookline or Brighton.

LMA is kindof a pain to get into however you do it, but if you're planning on commuting by car, you probably want to look at the towns going out Route 9. Wellesley is probably even more expensive than Newton, but Needham, Natick and Framingham are all nice towns too.

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enyopax t1_j3dkmxo wrote

Reply to comment by nomjs in Moving to Greater Boston Area - Thoughts on Newton? by nomjs

"a person who objects to the siting of something perceived as unpleasant or hazardous in the area where they live, especially while raising no such objections to similar developments elsewhere. "rural development arouses intense suspicion from NIMBYs and conservationists"

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