Houses here are 150k and up. Mortgages cost less than an apartment. Wages are relatively high thus making house payments at an 80k salary not out of reach.

Some people like being able to move around and not being tied up to a mortgage.

It's not just being "said". It's a scientific factuality. You're being irrational to your own detriment.

Employer benefit

Succeeding as in buying a house? 80k pre tax isn’t very high. It’s take home about 60k

By the time you're paying, the person behind you has probably already ordered. You don't pay right when you order

That has been completely outweighed by the cost of living here now though

Just FYI they aren’t easy and are sort of pricey. And there’s a few of them.

$550-650 / week for an infant based on 4 quotes I got

Ewwww to anyone suggesting Lowell or Worcester. Try the Southcoast of Mass and or plymouth county.

Most libraries offer museum passes! Definitely recommend the Harvard museum of natural history!

Oh geez, just wait til you find out about western Mass!

I live in Boston and I’m not even that close.

Check your local library and see if they offer museum passes!

Really, really happy for the Mashpees prevailing in this decision. I used to work for a shellfish company that had a whole sale contract with them. Their growers were super, super friendly and would bring me with them out to their grants just to show me around when I was there just to meet them at a beach parking lot for a pick up. If you like oysters and ever see First Lights around, they are from the Mashpees and are of the highest quality.

It's west to me, I'm 15 minutes from the ocean. Haha

Gotta factor in cost of living. Some districts don’t pay enough for one (single) person to make it with the cost of living.

Upton is not western Massachusetts. It is like 20 minutes east of Worcester.

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Catch the gallery at The Narrows in Fall River.

we also pay better, second highest average salary in the country. not gonna get rich or anything, but it's not the pittance in some states.

Cambridge/Somerville etc it’s like $2500-3000 FT. We did part time for a bit and it was like $120-150 per day.

I grew up northwest of 495 (Leominster, Lunenburg). beautiful area, more affordable (relatively speaking, that is), still a decent amount to do (I mean, it's not the city, but it's not empty, either), and lots of great schools. Littleton and Clinton are also lovely, and closer to 495.

Shartnado

How does mass do this i spend a lot on daycare and haven’t used this is it through an employer or taxes

I feel for the eastern part of MA they pay so much but make much more out in western MA I pay 200 a week food included and 120 a week for after school care for my oldest and I still struggle to pay that as I don’t make a a ton of money