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Seaworthiness222 t1_ivzfg52 wrote

Do you have kids?

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Loose-Connection-935 OP t1_ivzg7bt wrote

Our kids have 4 paws and a tail :) two dogs and a couple cats

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Seaworthiness222 t1_ivzhvox wrote

OK, well if you plan to have kids the answer is a lot different than if you will not need to rely on a school system.

Our house values are tied into how good the school is.

I guess other big question is -- like 30 minutes to the airport?

I live in central Mass. I'm with 1 1/2 hours from 4 good airports -- but not less than 50 from any. It works for my husband as he only flies a couple times a month, but may not be good for a frequent flier.

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Loose-Connection-935 OP t1_ivzj1i7 wrote

Not planning on any kids.

30-45 min to airport would work perfectly. We sometimes travel for work and do a good bit of traveling for pleasure but not anything too frequent.

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Seaworthiness222 t1_ivzk5dg wrote

30 minutes to Logan can make it tight on budget and land.

If you can get your head around more like an hour - hour and 15 minutes? It really will open things up for you.

That's a short commute to Boston and the houses will be priced accordingly.

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LadyGreyIcedTea t1_iw0q56t wrote

I live within Boston city limits and 12 miles from Logan. It has only ever taken me 30-45 minutes to get to the airport if I'm going in at 3:30am for a 5am flight.

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SLEEyawnPY t1_iw3lu0x wrote

Sharon is the type of town you're looking for on that budget in that driving range (assuming favorable traffic conditions of course) to the airport

>We'd be looking for a house on a bit of land (up to an acre) with woodsy views. Not sure how viable that is in Boston suburbs but thought I'd throw it out there

Pretty viable e.g.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/66-N-Main-St-Sharon-MA-02067/57507064_zpid/

Historic home within walking distance to several restaurants in the town center, the town library, and the commuter rail to Boston/Providence RI. (No financial affiliation)

>great things/challenges about living in Massachusetts.

One of the restaurants in the town center is a vegan restaurant.

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