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mctrix3 t1_j1w4xxk wrote

Greenfield has its good and bad, but the town is working towards building up. There are some shops that need to reopen and its not quite there yet, but it would probably be a good time to move there while it's on the cheap side. New library, decent schools, some great restaurants and a decent nightlife. Hawk's and Reed is a great little msic venue and some fun parade/fairs. Just wanted to recommend checking out Easthampton as well for a younger couple. Live music, great restaurants/shops, all kinds of parks and hiking, great little community activities as well.

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prelanguage t1_j1w6767 wrote

Second Easthampton! Cool stuff going on, easy to get to Northampton, and still affordable!

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ChucciePhinster t1_j1wumc4 wrote

Easthampton is absolutely not affordable to most people anymore. Even in the before times it was impossible to find a house there for less than $250k

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WaketheDeadDonuts t1_j1wkzn5 wrote

3rd Easthampton

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Griledy t1_j1wl6d8 wrote

I work in Easthampton its honestly such a nice little town (city).

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WaketheDeadDonuts t1_j1wo4io wrote

Yep, moved here after the pandemic killed my food truck job in Boston...started a little mobile donut biz, did a little business incubator program run by the city where I met a bunch of town officials and shop owners, all bending backwards to help us.

A couple of weeks ago we were at a free, jammed packed Saturday night show at Luthiers...when the band finished at 11 (normal end time), the mayor came out from the crowd and basically ordered them to play another song.

After, we followed the guitarist down the street to the Marigold where he played trombone in a salsa band till 1am...

Plenty of times living in Brighton / Medford (aka Boston) + there wasnt as much going on as in this sleepy town of 16,000

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Another_Reddit OP t1_j1x58zs wrote

A lot of love for easthampton here! It’s a bit far for our commute right now but perhaps in the future. It’s nice to hear Greenfield is on the up though, it does seem like there’s room for growth but there’s a nice base of little shops and entertainment.

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DernKala1975 t1_j1xntzc wrote

I’ll just say… Greenfield has been “on the up” for probably the last 40 years. I think it’s questionable as to whether it will ever really change. This is not a knock on Greenfield by any means! It has its positives for sure, it’s a nice little town and I know people that live there and love it. Just don’t want you to move there with the impression that it is likely to change much in the near future.

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irishgypsy1960 t1_j1yyf1u wrote

I lived in amherst for decades and I had a much different impression of greenfield 15 years ago than now. Your comment is interesting to me. I have been thinking for several years that greenfield will be the next east Hampton. During COVID hawks and reed partnered w signature sounds, bringing new bigger acts, and patrons from northampton and beyond. And I’ve met many from amherst who sold there and moved to greenfield. Also, greenfield has excellent aging services with lifepath in town and the new door to door micro transit. I think the influx during COVID will have a big influence.

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