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Advice on where to live (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/boston

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Hi there,

I will be moving to Boston with my wife and our two year old. I will be working in Cambridge (Kendall/MIT being the closest transit stop). I was wondering what would be some good places to live when our budget is about 4000 USD/mo. Ideally we would like to have access to a garden, but not being too far from the city. Any advice gratefully received.

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[–] Katana314 3 points 1 year ago

I definitely don’t have an agent’s knowledge or experience, but I’ve lived in the city for years without a car, so I can at least weigh in on that. Granted, I have a good location and friends nearby with cars on the occasion I need it.

I definitely have plenty of times I have to reroute myself from one subway or bus line being unreliable. I sometimes get to pick between trains/buses that are both going the same direction, so transit apps can sometimes make that pretty smooth. I wouldn’t say the train gets 99.99% reliability, but 90% still seems accurate; it gets me where I need to go. Having a blue bike subscription (the local bike share system) also provides easy access, though I doubt that’s practical for families. I especially prefer all those non-car options during peak commute hours. Just yesterday I was headed home on a bike and cruised past a long line of stalled traffic.