I'm a retired bus driver for the MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority). I spent many years driving a bus in a lot of these neighborhoods. Thank you for the trip down memory lane.
As a Bostonian born and raised (Dorchester, Mid-Dorchester to be specific), I can agree with most of this list. Beacon Hill and Back Bay especially, it’s very wealthy and physically walking those neighborhoods you will see that. I also went to elementary, middle, and high school in Cohasset, Massachusetts, it’s a VERY RICH community. It’s also not that close to Boston as it’s on the south shore. Great video, I really enjoyed it!
@@janlundberg5924 I was a part of a program called “Metco”. The program’s main objective was to spread awareness and importance of diversity, and give opportunities. The program took kids (usually of color) from the city and made them go to schools far out (like all white suburban communities). The town chosen for me was Cohasset.
Good choices except for one glaring exception. On Wellesley's northern border is Weston, the 2nd richest town in Massachusetts. How did you miss this one?
@@schmancy2978 Sorry, but in this case it's not "could have" but "should have." It's close to Boston; and like I mentioned, it's the 2nd richest community in the state after Dover.
Totally agree. There are plenty of very wealthy towns north and northwest of the city that were neglected as well - with better schools and just as high property values.
My late parents lived in Wellesley. It has everything that you would want: a commuter train into the heart of Boston, very good schools, amazing services for senior citizens including "lifetime learning" where retired professors from Boston's universities teach courses for Wellesley residents. There are beautifully-maintained public areas, participatory local government, plentiful shopping, and excellent restaurants. Expensive but worth it!
me too, that was the real Boston, imo. // they went too far gentrifying Charlestown, the average person who grew up there can't afford to live there now,, it's a pity, once Boston loses it's Rough Edge it won't really be Boston.
So many gorgeous wealthy towns in MA not mentioned here, thankfully. MA has the top public schools in the country because we pay teachers well and are a wealthy state, as you can see here.
Lived on Grove Street in Beacon Hill in the early 2000's. Tiny 2 bedroom apartment was $2300 per month at the time. Seemed like so much back then. It's probably north of 5k per month now. My walk to work with my dog was through the Common and Public Garden and then down Commonwealth Ave to Boylston Street. So glad I got to experience that.
@scottcruikshank8689, Like all other real estate everywhere, the prices are just simply outrageous and no home is worth what they are asking. Rents are just as outrageous!
Interesting that Charlestown made the list. When I lived in Cambridge 30+ years ago, it would not have made the list - either for desirability or wealth (although it has always had great views). Boston area is amazing, and I could have suggested another 10 more, including Weston and Milton. And Lexington and Concord deserve mention as well.
How could you miss Concord Massachusetts or Weston Ma. These are two of the nicest towns and concord is the last stop of the tea I want of course Lexington is a lovely town. We are so fortunate here in the bay state.
Cohasset is the best on the list. The center of town is as quaint as it gets. Very old beach town. The Red Lion Inn is there. Super charming little inn from the 1700’s.
i have to give another view on that, i thought it was a stuffy boring town. i went to the movie there alot and i could tell people were not welcoming to outsiders. i would never want to live there. stuffy stuffy everyone in preppy wear and boatshoes,,,,, i didn't think kids saw the real world growing upthere
Came from Brasil in the early 90's and went to College in Boston. Lived in Brookline for a few years back then, roommates from College. Still love Brookline and go there often.
That's what i mean,,,, i grew up in Boston (JP),,,, It was just triple deckers and simple. tons of kids to play with. your whole family lived between the 3 floors, so we all were paying one mortgage. It was the 60's,,, I eventually worked at MGH and rented with 3 people on Beacon Hill, I think we paid $300. each. The price gouging Really bothers me,, im not living in Mass anymore, but when i go back i realize you have to be REALLY rich to live and do things. too much greedy
Good video. Born and raised in West Roxbury proud graduate of Brighton High automotive 1976 you fogot Hamilton Whenham Beverly Farms Manchester by the Sea . The natives of those towns could buy and sell the natives of all the towns you mentioned
So many outsiders moving into Boston in the past ten years. And Bostonians do not call Boston 'bean town', we call it the Hub. Forced busing caused white flight, and condo displacement pushed out all the working class and lower middle class. Then all the carpet baggers moved in displacing the rest of the life long residents. In 1991 the governor declared No more ethnic neighborhoods, meaning ethnic Polish, Lithuanian, Irish, Italian, German neighborhoods were intentionally destroyed. And it's not the Zakim Bridge, it's the Bunker Hill Bridge.
My first big job that I had was working in IT at JH, the old Stuart building. I rented a "room' with shared bath on Comm ave. You don't need a car unless you travel out of state. I used the T to go everywhere. Comm ave is line with big trees and a great place to live. I love to walk so I walked everywhere in Boston. I wasn't too far from the Charles River Esplanade, The Boston Common, downtown Boston , the State House or Fenway area..Lot of places to see and visit by just walking..
Boston Metro area has experienced a change. Many neighborhoods are not dangerous as before 1985. Lots of north shore towns were left out, you have included towns west and south of Boston but north Ipswich/Concord/Harvard "make" the list. Frankly, Massachusetts is very expensive.
I lived in the Back Bay in my 20s, and it was the best of times. My apartment was on Marlborough St, and my office was on Newbury St. My former office is shown at 2:21, (the real estate office with the blue awnings) at 213 Newbury St. From there, I moved to Brookline, once I started popping out babies. I think Newton has the Number 1 school system in the country.
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Lol, I remember when Charlestown was a inexpensive working class neighborhood. And when the Central Square and Cambridgeport were places to rent a nice but cheap apartment.
Yep, I lived on Norfolk in Cetral Square, 2 beds, inexpensive. But that was when cops and prostitutessat in the 24 hour Dunkin Donuts in Central Square. And when the black and white kids would compete in the square with their bike ballets. And MIT students would do odd things while high on pschedelics. And the post collerge growd hung atr TT T The Bears. I also loived in Canmbridgeport, cheap apartment. But thejn I lived in Manhattan in a cheapapartmemt a few years befiore.
Yeah me too, you either entered Charlestown if you were visiting someone or were ok with looking over your shoulders nonstop. I had several friends from Charlestown and our treks to parties over there were interesting to say the least. Dated a girl from their who called me one night and stated I can longer enter it as her old boyfriend informed her I would be shot if seen. Was in a street hockey tournament there that during the middle watched a Town Car pull up next the fields, get put on blocks and stripped within 30 minutes. Now people are paying top dollar to live there.
@@johnmcgrath6192 that was the 80's. It was SO Sletchy back then,,,,,, It really was dusty, dirty,, and there was HARDLY any Lighting at night!!! RUFF back then,, kinda ghetto
@@msk3905 oh yeah,, truth. that guy Would have shot you dude. and Blacks could NOT go in there,,, same thing. But there were better areas too. That was a certain section as i remember it.. all the townies lived there. sat out on their steps.
@@JustMe-gs9xi I was talking about the 70s. And the neighborhoods I mentioned were not dirty. I used to admire a complex of buildings in Cambridgeport, assuming I could never afford to live there. Later I was invited to parties there,. You could eat off the hallway floors. It was a public housing project for lsarge fasmilies.. The parties were thrown by black people, I was white. My apartment off Central Square was lovely and cheap. Yes, Central Square waswild, cops sitting in the 24 hour Dunkin Donuts next to prostitutes, black and white kids doing competitive bike ballets.. MT students on psycdelics doing yo-you trickks and explaining the physics. Safeall night. Some of the block were working class shabby but OK. In fact my rich relatrives in the UK and Ireland kept their historic mansionss uin shabby chic shhape because it created a relaxed charm. The YMCA wasa great place for people of ages to play BBall together. Rundown a bit, yes. A great place to spend a few ghours, yes.. And theCharlestown I knew had some elegant fbut affodable streets and somewhat shappy but wekl kept working class houses. The project was a problem but iotherwise a great unpretentious neughhborhood.
Not sure where this guy got his info about Charlestown but he’s way off. Charlestown is not, I repeat, NOT filthy Rich. Charleston used to be one of the most blue-collar Townie towns. My grandfather had a retail store in Charlestown way back when, and he used to get robbed all the time. If it’s changed, then that’s news to me.
I believe these towns should be included in your list, especially Lexington (so historical): Lexington, Marblehead & Scituate. I live in MA, but not in these towns. My bro & parents live in Newton, but complained that most streets r too narrow & have too many potholes! 😄
I attended Wellesley. At one point the video showed Tower Court, the palace-like dormitory where I spent my junior year. I could actually make out the window of my room on the third floor.
Weston, MA big $$ It is about 10-12 ish miles west of the city. Basically right past Wellesley. Cambridge is a mixed bag----I always find it very sad that so many are homeless in places like Harvard Square. Outside the gates of one of the most prestigious colleges in the world, people are living on the streets.
Sure there are some rich people in the South End, but there's also a couple of large public housing projects, Methadone Mile, and the largest homeless shelters in the city. It's very diverse, not your typical wealthy neighborhood.
@@auggieeastYeah it’s only expensive because it’s an easy commute and next to everything but if you asking anyone that if they have to spend that type of money they’d rather spend it somewhere else.
I used to always drive through Dover, its an interesting place to drive through as its nothing but woods really which is a cool change of pace for the area. All you see are trees and behind them are some crazy homes that you will never see.
You are right! There are no office buildings in Dover, just the Town Hall along with the fire station, a gas station and a pizzaria. Dover is essentially a suburb of Needham.
WHAT??????? The 'Outside World',,,, you realize you just put yourself in a sheltered bubble 'i can afford to live here and f' the other's. It's the other way around, YOU are misinformed. You have No Idea this country is in trouble????? And there are poor and hungry and regular people struggle to keep warm and eat.. Geeez.
We used to visit family in Newton and we called it Snooton because we thought everyone was so snooty. Actually, I met a lot of really nice people there... just a different class than I was used to. My grandmothers house had 30 rooms, 10 fireplaces and 7 bathrooms. The corner of Centre St and Bellevue. She was a grand white bride Greek Revival with large pillars. Sadly after Gram passed and the house was sold there was a fire. It was as if a family member had died. It's been renovated and sure looks different now the Lady wears a yellow gown.
My grandmother lived on Washington Street near Cabot's. She had a large number of children - I've heard 16 I've heard 13 I only have names for 10 of them. They were quite Irish. 100% and it was the '30s and '40s. My mother was the second oldest And she was the oldest girl so guess who got to take care of all those kids! I believe when the house was sold it was turned into doctor's offices. My aunt lived in a big old house in Newton corner. Really old. The fixtures in the hallway in the upstairs were for gas lamps. But obviously they had electricity. There were rumors The underground railroad ran through their basement. Not quite sure how. And all of them are dead now. This past year the only remaining people of that generation were spouses of my aunts and uncles and both of them died this year, within weeks of each other. We weren't extremely close. My closest aunt died in 2001. As for being snooty, most of that side of the family was working class. My uncle worked for the city of Newton. One of my uncles worked in a furniture store. One of them was in the army or the Navy. I still meet new cousins on Facebook. Usually when someone dies. It's like oh your uncle is dying but this is his daughter! And she's like 33 years old. A lot younger than most of us.
Grew up Dedham/ west Roxbury neighborhood. I can tell you I’m surprised the two most expensive and richest neighborhoods didn’t make the list. Westwood and Weston. The average house income of these neighborhoods are well above $220k
I grew up in West Roxbury, and though it was a solidly middle-class town and had its share of large Victorian homes, it wasn't "filthy rich". I bicycled over most of its tree-lined streets through the very safe neighborhoods, but now there are new houses in the formerly spacious yards, and a lot of the trees are gone.
I grew up in the Dorchester area of Boston. The house my parents bought in the 1960s went for 18,000. Today it is worth around 800,000. The house next door sold for over 1,000,000 around a year ago. Could never move back to the old neighborhood. Can't afford it.
That's where my aunt lived after we left JP. It was nice there but Dorchester had a bad rap no matter where you lived back then. We moved from JP to Quincy,,, lol. and we always thought of Milton as those Rich people.
As a Bostonian scratching my head upon designations of #4 and #5, they are one and the same and images you used within this clip could be one or or the other. Seaport = Waterfront
not really, the waterfront has been around for quite sometime whereas the seaport is relatively new and still being developed. Although they are similar and very close in proximity, I immediately feel the difference after crossing the moakley bridge where the seaport district begins in my opinion.
I grew up in a modest 2 bedroom apartment in Brookline. If it went on the market today, it would sell for over $1millon. Can’t afford to live there, today.
Never been to New England, but would love to go in the fall. Such history in a small area. To live there, I would take Cohassett, like I have that kind of money.
Yes!! I hope you get to visit New England one day.🫶🏾I went to school in the town of Cohasset and the people there HAVE SO MUCH MONEY haha. From personal experience, I have my own issues with this town but if you do ever end up visiting, check out the beaches they’re very nice.
Cambridge is also a very wealthy area,although,unlike the rest of the places mentioned, it has a very extensive affordable housing program. It has 1000's of beautiful Victorian homes that go for millions each.
Cambridge was pretty working class when I was growing up there. My dad worked 2 and sometimes 3 jobs to make ends meet. I should show this guy Central Square to see how rich and trendy Cambridge is. Central is like Mass and Cass!
Never mind the city... it's nearly impossible to find a community in metro Boston that is 'affordable'... by even upper middle-class standards. It's a great area to raise a family, but, sadly, many families are getting priced out of the market.
I'm a local mover, and we always ask how much the clients paid for their houses. And sure, many seem ridiculous, but some of our clients get a relative bargain. Just stay away from these areas.
I live in Charlestown in the Navy Yard in a luxury condo and love it, especially the waterfront view of Boston Harbor. You missed Salem and Marblehead as well as other cities and towns on the North Shore like Concord, Essex, Lincoln, Gloucester, and Rockport.
I grew up in Melrose known for its large colorful Victorian houses (north of Boston) and now live in Reading (also north of Boston). I would have included Weston, Lincoln and Carlisle as the richest towns in proximity to Boston. Also Lynnfield and Andover which boarder Reading have many mansions and have had been home to many celebrity athletes. I would have left off Charlestown and Cohasset from the list.
I agree about cohasset as well. It's just too far away. I mean you might as well include Hyannisport or something. How about Martha's vineyard? I lived in Lynn for a year but not a good part, and then I moved to Salem - a pretty decent part - and my landlady had been there for so long that our rent was very low and heat was included. I lived there for 13 years. It wasn't a castle - Hey wait a minute! What about Marblehead? I would say that's a pretty upscale place. Although most of the times I had ever been there I was lost.
Have to go 8 miles north of Boston is Melrose. It is a beautiful, city where many have moved out from Cambridge and Brookline to live in the suburbs of Melrose. Houses are expensive and well kept.
Born in raised in Boston since 1967 and I've called bean town countless times and have heard countless others do the same???? If the 86 is your DOB then you are just too young.
Always loved Milton, a town south of Boston that includes the beautiful Blue Hills and has resisted change for decades. While it suffers a bit from proximity to Boston's lesser neighborhoods, it's still one of my fave towns
Milton is very beautiful. I went to Blue Hills reservation for the first time this year and it’s quite peaceful. I also love to pass near the large houses on the Lower Mills side.
Please don't call us beantown. We go by The Hub. As in the hub of the universe. I never lived in any of these towns but I lived next door to a couple of them. Newton, Dover... I miss Boston. But there's nowhere there that I can afford to live. Wait. Auburndale is a part of Newton. I did live there. Before they ripped down our house so they could put in the Mass Pike.
Roxbury is very expensive and has MILLION Dollar houses now! So is Melville Ave area in Dorchester. Also Jamaica Plain. Those 3 neighborhoods should be on the list too. Also Milton too!
I grew up in JP. My parents had a three family. We rented the first floor for $65. The mortgage was $45. Now I live right in between all these expensive towns. Bought 25 years ago, would not be able to today!
@@tomtalley2192 I grew up in JP too,, in a triple-decker. it was all family, my aunt and uncle 1st floor,, My Grandmother 'owned' it she had the middle floor and me, 2 sisters and my parents lived on the 3rd,,, I had the Best childhood there.
My first thought was Lexington for its history & wealth. Charlestown? I was bused there from Boston for middle school. Back then, it was all working-class (blue-collar).
Seaport tends to be where the young and wealthy live. All the 20-somethings with high-level law, tech, and consulting jobs, plus some celebrities who want a more urban experience than towns like Wellesley, Dover, and Needham can provide.
@jamesgrant5541 - In 2019, I was there on a consulting contract (in Waltham). I am an engineer in biotech. I didn't experience any racist people. Everyone was very nice. One of my colleagues lived in Beacon Hill. I would hang out there with her on the weekends a few times. I even went to the Museum of African-American History. It is run by descendants of the abolitionists: all white people. The tour is just great. Boston is an amazing city! I definitely plan on visiting again one day.
@@queenofsheba7145 Boston has a bad reputation for being racist and stuck-up. I find the people here are very friendly and helpful. I love living here.
Crazy that Charlestown is on this. It deserves to be. But when I was a teenager, sometime after the Civil War, it was pretty scary! Mom & Dad had a single-family house on Beacon Hill, and that was pretty nice, but no parking! Now I love to go to Charlestown. House at 11:43 in Cohasset I don’t think is single-family any more. My father’s company owned it for a time as an HQ. But perhaps a family lives there now? That would be nice.
You did perfect only thing you forgot is the town of Weston which rivals Dover as the most expensive town in Massachusetts to live in there is not one piece of real estate in that town under $1 million
I'm surprised Charlestown made this list before Boston Proper neighborhoods like South End and Bay Village. Also surprised to not see Marblehead or Gloucester.
Andover, winchester, sudbury. Lexington, georgetown are all more desireable than newton, cohasset, and dover.... of course youd only know that if youve visited here😂. Pretty good list for tourist or transplant though.
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I'm a retired bus driver for the MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority). I spent many years driving a bus in a lot of these neighborhoods. Thank you for the trip down memory lane.
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My badge number was 2470. I worked out of the Arborway garage at Forest Hills Station@@anl1456
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As a Bostonian born and raised (Dorchester, Mid-Dorchester to be specific), I can agree with most of this list. Beacon Hill and Back Bay especially, it’s very wealthy and physically walking those neighborhoods you will see that. I also went to elementary, middle, and high school in Cohasset, Massachusetts, it’s a VERY RICH community. It’s also not that close to Boston as it’s on the south shore. Great video, I really enjoyed it!
Y did u go to school in Cohasset when u were raised in Dorchester?
@@janlundberg5924 I was a part of a program called “Metco”. The program’s main objective was to spread awareness and importance of diversity, and give opportunities. The program took kids (usually of color) from the city and made them go to schools far out (like all white suburban communities). The town chosen for me was Cohasset.
"As a Bostonian...." was unnecessary to qualify your comment.
@@rg1649 I thought it was just fine. :)
Your rent quotes are way off.
Those prices were low in 2000.
Good choices except for one glaring exception. On Wellesley's northern border is Weston, the 2nd richest town in Massachusetts. How did you miss this one?
Good one! Weston could have easily made this list. There were too much to choose from.
@@schmancy2978 Sorry, but in this case it's not "could have" but "should have." It's close to Boston; and like I mentioned, it's the 2nd richest community in the state after Dover.
Totally agree. There are plenty of very wealthy towns north and northwest of the city that were neglected as well - with better schools and just as high property values.
Yes, Weston has the best public school system in MA.
Says who? @@Max-nt7ho
I spent a month in Boston in 1979, staying with a family in Brookline. Since then I wish I could go back and stay forever!
still nice,,,,, WAY too expensive for average people now
My late parents lived in Wellesley. It has everything that you would want: a commuter train into the heart of Boston, very good schools, amazing services for senior citizens including "lifetime learning" where retired professors from Boston's universities teach courses for Wellesley residents. There are beautifully-maintained public areas, participatory local government, plentiful shopping, and excellent restaurants. Expensive but worth it!
I'm from Wellesley! Couldn't agree more!
I grew up in Boston, in the 60's and 70's. It was much different then. The home and rental prices are so high now. But it's still so beautiful!
I did too. Family bought there first home in Charlestown for 7K Wow have times changed.
me too, that was the real Boston, imo. // they went too far gentrifying Charlestown, the average person who grew up there can't afford to live there now,, it's a pity, once Boston loses it's Rough Edge it won't really be Boston.
So many gorgeous wealthy towns in MA not mentioned here, thankfully. MA has the top public schools in the country because we pay teachers well and are a wealthy state, as you can see here.
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Lived on Grove Street in Beacon Hill in the early 2000's. Tiny 2 bedroom apartment was $2300 per month at the time. Seemed like so much back then. It's probably north of 5k per month now. My walk to work with my dog was through the Common and Public Garden and then down Commonwealth Ave to Boylston Street. So glad I got to experience that.
@scottcruikshank8689, Like all other real estate everywhere, the prices are just simply outrageous and no home is worth what they are asking. Rents are just as outrageous!
Interesting that Charlestown made the list. When I lived in Cambridge 30+ years ago, it would not have made the list - either for desirability or wealth (although it has always had great views). Boston area is amazing, and I could have suggested another 10 more, including Weston and Milton. And Lexington and Concord deserve mention as well.
Charlestown currently has its own Whole Foods and Tatte. It makes the cut! 😁
I think that back in the day Charlestown was an Irish working-class neighborhood. I guess it was gentrified.
How could you miss Concord Massachusetts or Weston Ma. These are two of the nicest towns and concord is the last stop of the tea I want of course Lexington is a lovely town. We are so fortunate here in the bay state.
@@gerberjoanne266I thought South Boston was.
@@career5690 As far as I knew, both were.
Cohasset is the best on the list. The center of town is as quaint as it gets. Very old beach town. The Red Lion Inn is there. Super charming little inn from the 1700’s.
It’s not really near Boston. That felt super rando
i have to give another view on that, i thought it was a stuffy boring town. i went to the movie there alot and i could tell people were not welcoming to outsiders. i would never want to live there. stuffy stuffy everyone in preppy wear and boatshoes,,,,, i didn't think kids saw the real world growing upthere
I’m from Cambridge, but I must say there are a lot of Beautiful, wealthy towns North of Boston that got overlooked.
Came from Brasil in the early 90's and went to College in Boston. Lived in Brookline for a few years back then, roommates from College. Still love Brookline and go there often.
In 1973, we had rent-contolled apt in Harvard Square, with utilites included. When they raised the rent from $200 to $215, we moved out.
That's what i mean,,,, i grew up in Boston (JP),,,, It was just triple deckers and simple. tons of kids to play with. your whole family lived between the 3 floors, so we all were paying one mortgage. It was the 60's,,, I eventually worked at MGH and rented with 3 people on Beacon Hill, I think we paid $300. each. The price gouging Really bothers me,, im not living in Mass anymore, but when i go back i realize you have to be REALLY rich to live and do things. too much greedy
Good video. Born and raised in West Roxbury proud graduate of Brighton High automotive 1976 you fogot Hamilton Whenham Beverly Farms Manchester by the Sea . The natives of those towns could buy and sell the natives of all the towns you mentioned
So many outsiders moving into Boston in the past ten years. And Bostonians do not call Boston 'bean town', we call it the Hub.
Forced busing caused white flight, and condo displacement pushed out all the working class and lower middle class. Then all the carpet baggers moved in displacing the rest of the life long residents. In 1991 the governor declared No more ethnic neighborhoods, meaning ethnic Polish, Lithuanian, Irish, Italian, German neighborhoods were intentionally destroyed. And it's not the Zakim Bridge, it's the Bunker Hill Bridge.
Bravo for mentioning the bridge. No finer example of the duplicity and treachery that lubricates the gears beneath the golden dome.
My first big job that I had was working in IT at JH, the old Stuart building. I rented a "room' with shared bath on Comm ave. You don't need a car unless you travel out of state. I used the T to go everywhere. Comm ave is line with big trees and a great place to live. I love to walk so I walked everywhere in Boston. I wasn't too far from the Charles River Esplanade, The Boston Common, downtown Boston , the State House or Fenway area..Lot of places to see and visit by just walking..
Only people not from Boston called beantown
Exactly!
i Never called it beantown,, lol.
Boston is a beautiful city of America. I shall have been wish to go Boston in life.
Boston Metro area has experienced a change. Many neighborhoods are not dangerous as before 1985. Lots of north shore towns were left out, you have included towns west and south of Boston but north Ipswich/Concord/Harvard "make" the list. Frankly, Massachusetts is very expensive.
I lived in the Back Bay in my 20s, and it was the best of times. My apartment was on Marlborough St, and my office was on Newbury St. My former office is shown at 2:21, (the real estate office with the blue awnings) at 213 Newbury St. From there, I moved to Brookline, once I started popping out babies. I think Newton has the Number 1 school system in the country.
Good for you, weirdo.
That's entirely possible. My mother's entire family is from Newton but that was back in the old days. When you could afford to live there.
What do you all do for a living to afford this!? Incredible.
Felicidades por tan esplendido reportaje. Da una vista y explicaciones muy detalladas de cada uno de esos elegantes y civilizados vecindarios en Boston. Siempre que visito esa ciudad donde tengo una hermana desde 1986 se lo confirmo … Boston es hermosa. Es usted muy amable al compartirlo y tiene muy buena dicción. Sea realmente feliz .
Lol, I remember when Charlestown was a inexpensive working class neighborhood. And when the Central Square and Cambridgeport were places to rent a nice but cheap apartment.
Yep, I lived on Norfolk in Cetral Square, 2 beds, inexpensive. But that was when cops and prostitutessat in the 24 hour Dunkin Donuts in Central Square. And when the black and white kids would compete in the square with their bike ballets. And MIT students would do odd things while high on pschedelics. And the post collerge growd hung atr TT T The Bears. I also loived in Canmbridgeport, cheap apartment. But thejn I lived in Manhattan in a cheapapartmemt a few years befiore.
Yeah me too, you either entered Charlestown if you were visiting someone or were ok with looking over your shoulders nonstop. I had several friends from Charlestown and our treks to parties over there were interesting to say the least. Dated a girl from their who called me one night and stated I can longer enter it as her old boyfriend informed her I would be shot if seen. Was in a street hockey tournament there that during the middle watched a Town Car pull up next the fields, get put on blocks and stripped within 30 minutes. Now people are paying top dollar to live there.
@@johnmcgrath6192 that was the 80's. It was SO Sletchy back then,,,,,, It really was dusty, dirty,, and there was HARDLY any Lighting at night!!! RUFF back then,, kinda ghetto
@@msk3905 oh yeah,, truth. that guy Would have shot you dude. and Blacks could NOT go in there,,, same thing. But there were better areas too. That was a certain section as i remember it.. all the townies lived there. sat out on their steps.
@@JustMe-gs9xi I was talking about the 70s. And the neighborhoods I mentioned were not dirty. I used to admire a complex of buildings in Cambridgeport, assuming I could never afford to live there. Later I was invited to parties there,. You could eat off the hallway floors. It was a public housing project for lsarge fasmilies.. The parties were thrown by black people, I was white. My apartment off Central Square was lovely and cheap. Yes, Central Square waswild, cops sitting in the 24 hour Dunkin Donuts next to prostitutes, black and white kids doing competitive bike ballets.. MT students on psycdelics doing yo-you trickks and explaining the physics. Safeall night. Some of the block were working class shabby but OK. In fact my rich relatrives in the UK and Ireland kept their historic mansionss uin shabby chic shhape because it created a relaxed charm. The YMCA wasa great place for people of ages to play BBall together. Rundown a bit, yes. A great place to spend a few ghours, yes.. And theCharlestown I knew had some elegant fbut affodable streets and somewhat shappy but wekl kept working class houses. The project was a problem but iotherwise a great unpretentious neughhborhood.
Not sure where this guy got his info about Charlestown but he’s way off. Charlestown is not, I repeat, NOT filthy Rich. Charleston used to be one of the most blue-collar Townie towns. My grandfather had a retail store in Charlestown way back when, and he used to get robbed all the time. If it’s changed, then that’s news to me.
I would say it has a bit but not filthy rich lol
It’s absolutely changed a lot. You wouldn’t recognize it.
Go watch The Town.
Beacon Hill has invaded and made it expensive
This was very well researched! I'm impressed
I believe these towns should be included in your list, especially Lexington (so historical): Lexington, Marblehead & Scituate. I live in MA, but not in these towns.
My bro & parents live in Newton, but complained that most streets r too narrow & have too many potholes! 😄
Only losers live in Lexington.
Marblehead has nothing to do with Boston though. It’s North Shore.
Wellesley College looks really majestic. Like something out of an old fairy tale.
I attended Wellesley. At one point the video showed Tower Court, the palace-like dormitory where I spent my junior year. I could actually make out the window of my room on the third floor.
Weston, MA big $$ It is about 10-12 ish miles west of the city. Basically right past Wellesley. Cambridge is a mixed bag----I always find it very sad that so many are homeless in places like Harvard Square. Outside the gates of one of the most prestigious colleges in the world, people are living on the streets.
I’ve lived in Boston for many years and know the neighborhoods. I think the South End should have been included in your list.
Sure there are some rich people in the South End, but there's also a couple of large public housing projects, Methadone Mile, and the largest homeless shelters in the city. It's very diverse, not your typical wealthy neighborhood.
@@auggieeastYeah it’s only expensive because it’s an easy commute and next to everything but if you asking anyone that if they have to spend that type of money they’d rather spend it somewhere else.
I used to always drive through Dover, its an interesting place to drive through as its nothing but woods really which is a cool change of pace for the area. All you see are trees and behind them are some crazy homes that you will never see.
Newton is a really lovely place, I have family there. It is very expensive to live in Mass in general.
Totally agree!
I'm from Newton and grew up on the Cape.
@ 9:55 you have Dover, New Hampshire pictured, intersection of Washington St. & Central Ave
You are right! There are no office buildings in Dover, just the Town Hall along with the fire station, a gas station and a pizzaria. Dover is essentially a suburb of Needham.
Another reason to despise AI.
The outside world thinks all of America's cities or America in general is in disarray. They are so misinformed
WHAT??????? The 'Outside World',,,, you realize you just put yourself in a sheltered bubble 'i can afford to live here and f' the other's. It's the other way around, YOU are misinformed. You have No Idea this country is in trouble????? And there are poor and hungry and regular people struggle to keep warm and eat.. Geeez.
Further North of Boston are the cities of Swampscott, Marblehead and Gloucester.
yeah i dont consider those greater boston tho
We used to visit family in Newton and we called it Snooton because we thought everyone was so snooty. Actually, I met a lot of really nice people there... just a different class than I was used to. My grandmothers house had 30 rooms, 10 fireplaces and 7 bathrooms. The corner of Centre St and Bellevue. She was a grand white bride Greek Revival with large pillars. Sadly after Gram passed and the house was sold there was a fire. It was as if a family member had died. It's been renovated and sure looks different now the Lady wears a yellow gown.
Thanks for sharing!
I'm from Newton and I know of about 10 families who left & live here on the Cape, near me. I've been on the Cape since I was 5.
My grandmother lived on Washington Street near Cabot's. She had a large number of children - I've heard 16 I've heard 13 I only have names for 10 of them. They were quite Irish. 100% and it was the '30s and '40s. My mother was the second oldest And she was the oldest girl so guess who got to take care of all those kids!
I believe when the house was sold it was turned into doctor's offices. My aunt lived in a big old house in Newton corner. Really old. The fixtures in the hallway in the upstairs were for gas lamps. But obviously they had electricity. There were rumors The underground railroad ran through their basement. Not quite sure how. And all of them are dead now. This past year the only remaining people of that generation were spouses of my aunts and uncles and both of them died this year, within weeks of each other. We weren't extremely close. My closest aunt died in 2001.
As for being snooty, most of that side of the family was working class. My uncle worked for the city of Newton. One of my uncles worked in a furniture store. One of them was in the army or the Navy. I still meet new cousins on Facebook. Usually when someone dies. It's like oh your uncle is dying but this is his daughter! And she's like 33 years old. A lot younger than most of us.
Oh yes nice street (fire was due to grill) with many large houses.
I'm from the Boston area really nice neighborhoods that you were talking about
Grew up Dedham/ west Roxbury neighborhood. I can tell you I’m surprised the two most expensive and richest neighborhoods didn’t make the list. Westwood and Weston. The average house income of these neighborhoods are well above $220k
I grew up in West Roxbury, and though it was a solidly middle-class town and had its share of large Victorian homes, it wasn't "filthy rich". I bicycled over most of its tree-lined streets through the very safe neighborhoods, but now there are new houses in the formerly spacious yards, and a lot of the trees are gone.
I grew up in the Dorchester area of Boston. The house my parents bought in the 1960s went for 18,000. Today it is worth around 800,000. The house next door sold for over 1,000,000 around a year ago. Could never move back to the old neighborhood. Can't afford it.
Should include Duxburry...probably wealthier then many of the other 11 except Beacon Hill
Deluxbury
@@JamesBond-uz2dm They missed Hingham (Cha-Chingham) but they got Cohasset (Co-haz-that)!
You should include the towns of Weston and Lincoln.
Lived in Boston and I loved it
Loved growing up in Newton, MA.
"So here's to the city of Boston,
The home of the beans and the cod,
Where the Lowell talk only to Cabots,
And the Cabots talk only to God."
I think you forget the most expensive town of Weston!(just next and west of Wellesley).you will need a lot of money to live there!!
Well done, but how could you leave P town off the list? (Provincetown). And what about Martha’s Vineyard?
Not close enough to Boston.
I stayed at the Hilton Back Bay.
Beacon Hill looks so beautiful.
very well maintained,,,, Very expensive. it's like being in Boston 100 yrs ago.
I grew up in Dorchester, lower mills, St.Gregory' Parish. We always thought of Milton, Ma as a high priced area
That's where my aunt lived after we left JP. It was nice there but Dorchester had a bad rap no matter where you lived back then. We moved from JP to Quincy,,, lol. and we always thought of Milton as those Rich people.
Good video, however, you missed Winchester, Lexington, Andover, Nahant, and Marblehead.
I'M FROM WELLESLEY! LOVED GROWING UP THERE! Weston also could have made the list, along with Marblehead.
great video but scary how no one bats an eye how expensive rent is around here. If you work a regular job good luck finding anywhere to live
Exactly,,,regular people can't live there anymore,
As a Bostonian scratching my head upon designations of #4 and #5, they are one and the same and images you used within this clip could be one or or the other. Seaport = Waterfront
not really, the waterfront has been around for quite sometime whereas the seaport is relatively new and still being developed. Although they are similar and very close in proximity, I immediately feel the difference after crossing the moakley bridge where the seaport district begins in my opinion.
Weston and Sharon are also wealthy towns in the Boston area
I grew up in a modest 2 bedroom apartment in Brookline. If it went on the market today, it would sell for over $1millon.
Can’t afford to live there, today.
Never been to New England, but would love to go in the fall. Such history in a small area. To live there, I would take Cohassett, like I have that kind of money.
Yes!! I hope you get to visit New England one day.🫶🏾I went to school in the town of Cohasset and the people there HAVE SO MUCH MONEY haha. From personal experience, I have my own issues with this town but if you do ever end up visiting, check out the beaches they’re very nice.
You forgot about Weston, MA ... Its actually the richest out of all the ones you stated in the video (maybe not as rich as Dover).
I work for a septic company that serves Dover. Some of those homes are absolutely massive. Entire estates.
Wellesley, Dover, and Cohasset aren’t in boston, Cambridge also isn’t really considered Boston but makes sense
Old prices. Now it is 50% more expensive
Cambridge is also a very wealthy area,although,unlike the rest of the places mentioned, it has a very extensive affordable housing program.
It has 1000's of beautiful Victorian homes that go for millions each.
Cambridge was pretty working class when I was growing up there. My dad worked 2 and sometimes 3 jobs to make ends meet. I should show this guy Central Square to see how rich and trendy Cambridge is. Central is like Mass and Cass!
Never mind the city... it's nearly impossible to find a community in metro Boston that is 'affordable'... by even upper middle-class standards. It's a great area to raise a family, but, sadly, many families are getting priced out of the market.
Well said. Thanks for watching!
I'm a local mover, and we always ask how much the clients paid for their houses. And sure, many seem ridiculous, but some of our clients get a relative bargain. Just stay away from these areas.
I live in Charlestown in the Navy Yard in a luxury condo and love it, especially the waterfront view of Boston Harbor. You missed Salem and Marblehead as well as other cities and towns on the North Shore like Concord, Essex, Lincoln, Gloucester, and Rockport.
Salem's not that schnazy.
I live in Newton, Weston is also a rich town. I think it's even more expensive than Newton and Wellesley.
The last home pictured in Cohassett last sold for $25 million , (it’s not worth $8 million) .
I found all the 'average' prices for homes or condos very low in this video.
Great video!
I grew up in Melrose known for its large colorful Victorian houses (north of Boston) and now live in Reading (also north of Boston). I would have included Weston, Lincoln and Carlisle as the richest towns in proximity to Boston. Also Lynnfield and Andover which boarder Reading have many mansions and have had been home to many celebrity athletes. I would have left off Charlestown and Cohasset from the list.
My parents were from Melrose then married and moved to Reading where I grew up 1952 to 1972. It was an idyllic place to grow up.
I agree Cohasset seems so far to be included with the Boston and close to Boston neighborhoods
I agree about cohasset as well. It's just too far away. I mean you might as well include Hyannisport or something. How about Martha's vineyard? I lived in Lynn for a year but not a good part, and then I moved to Salem - a pretty decent part - and my landlady had been there for so long that our rent was very low and heat was included. I lived there for 13 years. It wasn't a castle - Hey wait a minute! What about Marblehead? I would say that's a pretty upscale place. Although most of the times I had ever been there I was lost.
Have to go 8 miles north of Boston is Melrose. It is a beautiful, city where many have moved out from Cambridge and Brookline to live in the suburbs of Melrose. Houses are expensive and well kept.
Beacon Hill is like the Brown Stone and Row Houses on the Lower East Side of NYC. Expensive and HOA
No true Bostonian would call it bean town.
Born in raised in Boston since 1967 and I've called bean town countless times and have heard countless others do the same???? If the 86 is your DOB then you are just too young.
Great video but one thing I tell you no way you can find a 6 hundred thousand dollars house in Cohasset
I currently live in a studio on beacon hill, it’s a nice area but honestly I should have chosen Southie.
Absolutely. Nothing like the point in Southie, the walks along the water. And the seafood shack if it's still there.
I’m surprised Weston MA is not on here
Don’t forget Lincoln, Concord, and Weston
What about Weston MA?
Good one!
wonderfully done, but would definitely add unique Marblehead and Salem to your list!
Marblehead sure, but Salem is mostly lower middle class.
Always loved Milton, a town south of Boston that includes the beautiful Blue Hills and has resisted change for decades. While it suffers a bit from proximity to Boston's lesser neighborhoods, it's still one of my fave towns
My sister-in-law grew up there...
Thanks for sharing!
I work in all those areas. Milton should be on the list. They have streets named after money.
Milton is very beautiful. I went to Blue Hills reservation for the first time this year and it’s quite peaceful. I also love to pass near the large houses on the Lower Mills side.
I used to think that Milton was apart of Mattapan.
Please don't call us beantown. We go by The Hub. As in the hub of the universe.
I never lived in any of these towns but I lived next door to a couple of them. Newton, Dover...
I miss Boston. But there's nowhere there that I can afford to live.
Wait. Auburndale is a part of Newton. I did live there. Before they ripped down our house so they could put in the Mass Pike.
I always venture into Beacon Hill, Back Bay, and Seaport and visualize living there ❤
Roxbury is very expensive and has MILLION Dollar houses now! So is Melville Ave area in Dorchester. Also Jamaica Plain. Those 3 neighborhoods should be on the list too. Also Milton too!
Lynnfield and west Peabody ain’t to shabby either.
Growing up in Boston in the 1960s My Parents paid $65.00 a month for a 3 Bedroom apartment.
My parents bought a Tudor mansion on 4 acres in '65 for 60K. I wish it had stayed in the family!
I grew up in JP. My parents had a three family. We rented the first floor for $65. The mortgage was $45. Now I live right in between all these expensive towns. Bought 25 years ago, would not be able to today!
@@tomtalley2192 I grew up in JP too,, in a triple-decker. it was all family, my aunt and uncle 1st floor,, My Grandmother 'owned' it she had the middle floor and me, 2 sisters and my parents lived on the 3rd,,, I had the Best childhood there.
My first thought was Lexington for its history & wealth. Charlestown? I was bused there from Boston for middle school. Back then, it was all working-class (blue-collar).
Magnolia
Lexington, Weston, Sherborn...and emphasis on the second syllable in Cohasset
do long island next time. both nassau and suffolk counties, please.
Sure thing. Will add it our list.
Seaport tends to be where the young and wealthy live. All the 20-somethings with high-level law, tech, and consulting jobs, plus some celebrities who want a more urban experience than towns like Wellesley, Dover, and Needham can provide.
I live here and I can confirm that you are spot on.
What about Marblehead and Swampscott?
1)Beacon Hill.
2)Back Bay.
3)Charlestown.
4)The Waterfront.
5)The Seaport District.
6)Cambridge.
7)Brookline.
8)Newtown
9)Wellesley.
10)Dover.
11)Cohasset
Newburyport is definitely filthy rich
old money
What about Leonard Bernstein family lived in Brookline???????
He tried to forget that he was born in Lawrence, MA. one of the poorest cities in the state. Typical for someone like him.
I am 4th generation Boston. I moved to Needham in the 80s for the schools which borders West Roxbury (Boston)
Never knew of wealthy areas of towns in Boston, Massachusetts before.
It's the reason this whole area is so racist
@jamesgrant5541 - In 2019, I was there on a consulting contract (in Waltham). I am an engineer in biotech. I didn't experience any racist people. Everyone was very nice. One of my colleagues lived in Beacon Hill. I would hang out there with her on the weekends a few times. I even went to the Museum of African-American History. It is run by descendants of the abolitionists: all white people. The tour is just great. Boston is an amazing city! I definitely plan on visiting again one day.
@@jamesgrant5541nonsense
@@queenofsheba7145 Boston has a bad reputation for being racist and stuck-up. I find the people here are very friendly and helpful. I love living here.
@B-ch6uk - Glad you're enjoying it. It's a great city.
You forgot Carlisle and Concord!
Crazy that Charlestown is on this. It deserves to be. But when I was a teenager, sometime after the Civil War, it was pretty scary! Mom & Dad had a single-family house on Beacon Hill, and that was pretty nice, but no parking! Now I love to go to Charlestown. House at 11:43 in Cohasset I don’t think is single-family any more. My father’s company owned it for a time as an HQ. But perhaps a family lives there now? That would be nice.
You did perfect only thing you forgot is the town of Weston which rivals Dover as the most expensive town in Massachusetts to live in there is not one piece of real estate in that town under $1 million
I'm surprised Charlestown made this list before Boston Proper neighborhoods like South End and Bay Village. Also surprised to not see Marblehead or Gloucester.
Belmont or Concord, I think. Nice visuals. thanks.
Andover, winchester, sudbury. Lexington, georgetown are all more desireable than newton, cohasset, and dover.... of course youd only know that if youve visited here😂. Pretty good list for tourist or transplant though.