Hi All,

Can anyone please advise or outline the pros and cons moving around Boston area, such as transportation, weather, Job market, crime and affordability, fun ???? also is do you recommend any place that are more affordable than others but are safe and decent around Greater Boston area ?? Thank you for your help!!

Too expensive housing around Boston .. $1500-2000 for an apartment .. I wouldn't pay that much.. you'll get ugly, old houses for about $450k .. yikes ... place is fun though ..

In NH Home care business is booming and it is tax free money even federal. Being tax free state , NH should have higher real estate and property tax than MA.
If you resided NH and work in MA , you have to file MA Nonresident tax because any income earned in MA is taxable.

When people who grew up in NH come to Boston, its like people who grew up outside the valley come to Karmandu. It can be both good and bad thing. Dont know if u want to raise ur kids in NH. Feel the Berne

Thank you much for your inputs everyone. Looks like so far my best bet is Salem, NH which seems commutable for Boston within an hour (by car and train) drive to Andover, MA and catch a train from there ( about 1 hour) ? thank you Mily/Mgorkhe1 for that tax input that really made me thinking also wake me up by Racheeta ( Cost Analysis) . I believe there are some Nepali around Salem, do you guys know or have any thoughts on Salem NH please advise ?