So many cows in places like Weston, Wellesley, Newton, and Lexington…

You might be interested to know that is generally not the case. I mean they do bring in more revenue, but working-age residents generally cost a municipality more than those residents bring in with taxes. Increasing residential population without growth in commercial and/or industrial sectors ruins a town's budget and ability to meet the needs of its residents.

It seems you dont really know what you meant

You are very unlikely to find a house in that budget range, unfortunately, even in the more affordable parts of western Mass.

Thank you! After hearing all this feedback, im really excited about the future!

Holden is a ruralish suburb that's not a particularly easy commute to the nearest commuter rail station. There's no way to build "transit oriented housing" there, no one living in Holden is walking or biking to any public transportation.

You might find the top 10 in this article interesting. (Scroll down.)

South Hadley or Norton?

This is accounted for already - search for 'MBTA communities with limited or no transit station area' in this page-

https://www.mass.gov/info-details/section-3a-guidelines

The short answer seems to be 'wherever it makes sense, just meet the contiguity and density requirements'.

Not only that, he made a post that got like no attention about how much personal stuff he's allowed to read on people's fb accounts due to his job which is worrisome given how he responds to even having a little bit of control and power

LOLOLOL bro that has to be a joke. That whole house looks like it needs to be scrapped. Definitely just buying land.

Thanks for this, i haven't seen it before. I'll take a more thorough look when I've got the time.

I think my main complaint with assembly is that they made a huge commitment to having an incredible amount of parking in the area which means 1) lots of wasted space 2) lots of cars ruining the space and 3) lots of political resistance to reducing car usage in the area

Must've been a mass email. Saw one in cranberry highway for 200k but I've seen it boarded for at least a year or so....

For residential, sure, but highway access for commercial property is usually an asset. In some places, like the South, many businesses purposely front all along the interstate for advertisement purposes.

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Well, as long as they have been vetted and maybe been around for a good long while. I cant imagine how this sub would have degraded had the other mod been made top mod.

Maybe when the time comes you could have both the current mods of the sub and the community take a vote and then use the outcomes as a good starting point on where to go next.

You’re not the only one. Trust me!

Belchertown has a SP barracks so they always have the back up

At the end of the day, I think the key is that the subreddit rallied, rebounded and is hopefully now in a better place.

Stuff happens but the key is reversing the mistake. And a lot of other folks probably would have yolo'ed and never come back. So cheers for keeping your ear to the ground.

You understand the value of Newton is it's proximity right? I bet the vast majority of people are employed in Boston, or because Boston exists there.

Amherst/Northamton sounds much like what your looking for and towns like Ware or Easthamton are less expensive but commutable

Thanks but I am not senior yet, but good information to know.

This doesn't even make any sense. Benefits of Boston? Car alarms, break ins, high cost of rentals, noise, traffic, lousy schools? I chose to live in a quieter and calmer town. I left whatever benefits you imagine for something else. This doesn't give everyone else the right to force their views on zoning on my town. I also don't get to force my views on Boston or other communities.

I am happy about my choices and everyone who wants to hinder that will find me an enemy in some fashion.

What town are you referring to and what kind of rezoning in your town is getting proposed that is simply too burdensome? Please be specific, the details matter a lot.

Don't worry, the east-west rail will take care of that.

We had kinda rolled it around in our heads, but my SO really struggles to drive in traffic to the point where I think he would possibly have a really really bad wreck. I have friends in Durham and I love to visit though. It’s so refreshing to see people under the age of 50 out and about bc it’s retiree central here! We might keep and rent out our house near the beach as a retirement option!