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Ranked 1st best city in Massachusetts
"This is one exclusive area!"
- HenryZ
Fisher Hill is one of the most picturesque areas of Brookline. It's all tree-lined roads and large house lots including some very large estates. This is a very upscale area primarily inhabited by
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Ranked 3rd best city in Massachusetts
"Home to Massachusetts Institute of Technology"
- BostonGirl
MIT, which stands for Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is a private research university located in Cambridge Massachusetts. MIT is a hub of academic and research activity not only for the state...
Ranked 4th best city in Massachusetts
"Nothing but history in this neighborhood"
- BostonGirl
Like most of the neighborhoods located in Newton, Newton Lower Falls is a small village full of history. The first paper mill was built in Newton Lower Falls along Washington Street in 1790 and today...
Ranked 5th best city in Massachusetts
"One of the hippest places to live!"
- HenryZ
Full of double and triple-decker houses, West Somerville is certainly suburban but with an urban feel to it. All along Broadway is noisy and busy and both Davis and Powder House Squares add some defin...
Unranked Cities
"This is a very busy street that handles alot more traffic th..."
- rewcath
Fitchburg State Road or Route 31 as it is also called, is the main road to get to New Hampshire from the Fitchburg area. It is just a one lane road with a speed limit of 45 miles per hour and people t...
"Pumped Up Kicks"
- dwinstead
Coffee flows from the river, and Foster the People is always playing. It's totes awes.. It's will be your faves place of all time. Hipsters unite.
"Quiet Neighborhood Behind the Elks Club"
- Jemstaa
Elkway is a quiet neighborhood, as long as there aren't soccer games going on in the fields at the Elks Club. It has easy access to downtown Norwood, and the hustle and bustle of the Rt 1 Automile. Al...
"Nice Neighborhood, Annoying Neighbors"
- Gjalga
This neighborhood is right on a heavily used street, so you hear cars driving by all hours of the day. It is also adjacent to swamp lands, meaning the mosquito population is heavier than in most area...
"Historical-- but fun full of parks and excellent food."
- Deaglemck
Plymouth is most famous for the faux rock that the pilgrims were supposed to have landed upon. Beyond the rock, however, there are small and classic shops as well as places to dine out at every cor...
"A great town for everybody"
- purrlharbor
I spent 2 years here and hated to leave. The ocean just down the hill, the fishing boats in the harbor between Beverly and Salem. We have several live seafood options for home cooking, though the one...
"One of the best Waltham neighborhoods to live in"
- BostonGirl
Piety Corner was named in part because of the three churches located at the corners of the neighborhood. Today, there are only two churches in existence at the corner of Bacon Street and Totten Pond...
"ocean pine drive"
- tpp
Ocean pine is a nice street but needs to block one end so as it is not a thru road.
"Not a Bad Town"
- TimRoche
I have lived in Watertown all my life. The town has changed quite a bit in the past 20 year some for the good and some for the bad. When I was young it was a town filled with blue collar workers who w...
"Love it here!"
- eza91804
We have lived here for a year and a half and cannot complain at all. The neighbors are great and its' convenient to everything.
"Rural atmosphere with metropolitan amenities!!"
- helwolk
Peaceful, friendly cul de sac with beautiful views and gorgeous sunsets. Little traffic, great schools, less than 10 minutes to new Natick Mall and almost any other shopping you can imagine. Close t...
"A not-so good place for people"
- BJ478
Lawrence is a city of 70,000 people, of that largely hispanic and latino origins, the city is good it's conviently located near major highways, but some areas are crime infested. The high school is br...
"Nice location, noisy"
- cft073
Positives: The southeastern end of Quaker Meetinghouse Road in Forestdale/Sandwich is a great location to live. The "Triangle" of QMR, Cotuit, and HWY 130 has all of the day-to-day shopping needs. Y...
"Quiet, friendly street in an established neighborhood"
- provence
Warren Ave is located in the Soldiers Home area of Chelsea; it is one of those hidden gems in the Chelsea area. This street is quiet (no barking dogs!) , and in an established, friendly neighborhood...