Where do young families live in Greater Boston?

Kari234 · January 2013

Hi everyone,

Which areas of Greater Boston would you recommend for 31 yr old professionals expecting a first baby? I've heard Brookline, Chestnut Hill, parts of Newton, and Wellesley. Thanks!

K

Eastie156 · January 2013

It depends on which area you like. Lots of the areas are family and baby friendly. Are you already in the city or just arriving? Every neighborhood has its plusses and minuses.

fancefpp · January 2013

It depends on your budget too. Those communities are very expensive but great!

Eastie156 · January 2013

5953fpp:
It depends on your budget too. Those communities are very expensive but great!

Absolutely true.

linabeau · January 2013

Tons of young families in Arlington and Southie s really starting to get popular.

Kari234 · January 2013

Thanks everyone. Glad to hear these could be good neighborhoods. I was a little worried that because they're pricier areas, we might be a lot younger than most other people there. If you have any extra suggestions, that would be great too. House hunting trip coming up this weekend

Thanks all!

caramia582 · January 2013

I would check out; Arlington, Stoneham, Reading, Winchester, Melrose.

I live in Andover which is awesome but about 25 miles from the city, not sure if that's too far for you.

Babysox18 · January 2013

A lot of people live in Arlington, Stoneham area

cjmiksch · January 2013

Lexington and Winchester are very nice. We have friends that love living there. We live in Andover and love it but like a previous post said its outside of Boston a bit.

caramia582 · January 2013

cjmiksch:
Lexington and Winchester are very nice. We have friends that love living there. We live in Andover and love it but like a previous post said its outside of Boston a bit.

Funny! Small world!

JoesGirlJC · February 2013

How about the North Shore? We are in Middleton and it is a great small town with tons of new/young families taking over! My husband works in the city and the commute is not bad at all!

Kari234 · February 2013

Hi everyone. Thanks again for your help. We just bought a place in Wellesley and are really excited about it. We'll move from NY in late June (baby due in early May) - let me know if anyone else is in the area and might want to meet up.

K

jcrising · February 2013

We live in Wellesley and there are a ton of young families in our neighborhood (we are in a "modest" part of the town), but it varies throughout the town as to the age of the parents and kids. The town is great, though!

evamark · March 2014

Hi all,

Also looking to move to a family-friendly neighborhood in the area. We're a young professional couple (25 and 31) expecting our first baby. Someone mentioned 'the pluses and minuses of every neighborhood'- could you elaborate on what those might be?

We're interested in Brookline/Newton and possibly Arlington, Lexington and Belmont.

Thank you!

bostonbaby41 · April 2014

I live in Arlington-- Love it! Feel free to message me. Happy to talk to you about it.

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