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You haven't lived (or driven) in Boston enough yet if you consider Boston having "a lack of commutes." It most definitely has them, you just are one of the very
by mox1 10y ago
You haven't lived (or driven) in Boston enough yet if you consider Boston having "a lack of commutes." It most definitely has them, you just are one of the very few lucky people who live there and can walk to work.
$2400 is not getting you into a 2 bedroom in any nice / "managed" building in Boston. Thats the going rate for a 1bed in the nice high-rises. So your in a small apt complex or converted house (duplex,triplex, etc.)
1. Minimum to park a car in the city every day is $250-$300 / month. Realistically $350+
2. Even living inside the "128" loop(so minimum500K house) , expect 45-90 minute commute (snow, rain).
OR you can use the train
1. Commuter Rail passes are expensive, $250-$350 a month (add some parking money to park at the commuter rail station ($1-$5 a day).
2. Hope the train runs on time and fits into your schedule (they run on the 30 minutes or on the hour)
3. Takes the same amount of time as driving (45-90 minutes easy).
Boston has many of the same problems as SF (housing, commutes), its just been that way for longer and people are used to it.
- smeyer 10y agoI'm plenty familiar with Boston commutes and that they can be pretty crappy, my point is mostly that things seem an order of magnitude better than in the Bay. Commutes are still bad and rents are still expensive, but my point was that examining the problems around SF makes me grateful that things aren't as bad here. On the note of a "nice/managed building", you're right that I live in a smaller setup. Having previously lived in one of the luxury high-rises, I find my current apartment and management preferable even before considering the differences in rent.