Moving to BOS soon, and looking at Brighton area. Is that area safe, not too collegey, etc.?

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Clean and quiet is the opposite of brighton, head to Brookline

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Brookline is great, near Coolidge Corner ideally

You can get really away from the colleges if you go southwest: Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, West Rox, Hyde Park. But beyond jp, it’s hard to get downtown from those places.

Most neighborhoods in the downtown area: back bay south end beacon hil north end should be not dominated by college students.

Parts of a Dorchester on the red line will give you that too.

How old are you?

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Eh, I usually go to the airport at 5-6 AM and it takes me 20-30 mins max. But getting downtown requires roughly 45 mins in rush hour

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I love living in Brookline! Coolidge corner has a great neighborhood feel with lots of great shops and restaurants and the traders joes is the best! Hop on the T for 10 min and you're back in Boston.

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Yes, to clarify I meant ~10 minutes from where I live which is close to St.marys to the office in back bay :) definitely further out if you need to go to the financial district!!

All of Boston is (by definition) “college-y”.

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But Brighton is fine. I’d recommend being as close to the T as you can be.

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Based on what you said, recommendations:
City: Back Bay, South End (north of Wash)
Suburbs Lite: Charlestown, Somerville

Brighton is mix of college, recent grads and working class families

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It’s great. About a 20 mins give or take ride to the airport. Cheap eats, cheaper rent compared to rest of Boston considering the time you’re local.

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Cambridge/Somerville! imo, best cities to live in (aside from being in Boston south end/back bay). Both are good for post-grads, there’s good restaurants, lots of bars and local breweries and access to the T

Brighton is collegy but close to the city, Brookline, Watertown, South Boston are good options as well

I live in Medford/Somerville area and love it! Close to the airport and near the T.

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