Three words to describe different areas (Cambridge, Newton: incomes, live, young professionals)

[breezy1]

How about Needham?

[roror]

How about watertown?

[thenewtexan]

Originally Posted by Scal2010

I'm trying to get an idea of what different areas are known for. I've read most the Wiki pages for various cities but that never says anything about the real feel of living there.

So if you only had a few words to describe each place, what would it be?


I'm mainly interested in these: (but would love to hear about other areas too)

Brookline - compact, affluent, Jewish
Brighton - crowded, collegiate, cheaper
Newton - expensive, families, yuppies
Medford - convenient, dense, Tufts
Melrose - suburban, green, friendly
Waltham - JV Newton, industrial, Bentley
Cambridge - liberal, intellectual, artsy
Peabody - Italian, old, steakhouses
Back Bay - cafes, gays, trendy
Alrington - charming, old, traditional
Saugus - sprawl, suburban, middle class
Concord - quiet, quaint, snooty

[DaltoBoston]

when are you moving there? I will be moving to MA in a month's time and I can give you a true newbie's view of most of those cities. BTW, i am planning on renting in Newton or Waltham :-) though I am also looking at other places, avoiding Brighton and Cambridge... been out of grad school 8 yrs ago :-)

[maggiekate]

I vote Arlington which is so called Normal, or JP maybe? Maybe Bedford would be OK! JP also is near the T and if on the pondside or elsewhere so neat!

[lukec]

Brookline - rich, regulated, jewish
Brighton - students, value, party
Newton - rich, tony, suburban
Medford - townie, blue-collar,
Melrose - suburban, nondescript
Waltham - cool, suburban, mixed
Cambridge - hipster, liberal, colleges
Peabody - far, suburban, Salem
Back Bay - expensive, centrality, nice
Alrington - rich, green, quiet
Saugus - suburban, gritty, nondesript
Concord - rich, snotty, history

[massnative71]

Originally Posted by breezy1

How about Needham?

Volvos, collared shirts, housewives, pretty girls

[badluck]

Brookline- overacheiving, socially inept, embracing their homliness.(that was a haiku)
Brighton-off the boat house painters from Cork, Keg Stands til 4AM Monday night.(so was that)
Newton-Close your mouth when you think sir, and when you pick your nose in traffic, and when you shop for groceries and when...
Medford-bedroom community of Somerville.
Melrose-(Someone I really dont like lives in Melrose and she yells a lot)
Waltham- Where the boys from Weston go to get laid, pissing Calvin stickers, Empanadas on every stove
Cambridge- We get it. It was Bush's fault
Peabody-A lot (and I mean A LOT) of house cleaners live here.
Back Bay-it has no windows and it can only fit a twin size futon..but technically its Back Bay and its only $2000.
Alrington-Scared to raise the kids in Cambridge, not rich enough to do it Lexington
Saugus- Ohh, sweetheart..come here, I wanna friggin' marry you...what salon do you work at?
Concord-A Prius in every driveway and a Tahoe hidden in the garage.

I think that was three words for every town but I may have miscounted.

[gosling357]

Originally Posted by thenewtexan

Brookline - compact, affluent, Jewish
Brighton - crowded, collegiate, cheaper
Newton - expensive, families, yuppies
Medford - convenient, dense, Tufts
Melrose - suburban, green, friendly
Waltham - JV Newton, industrial, Bentley
Cambridge - liberal, intellectual, artsy
Peabody - Italian, old, steakhouses
Back Bay - cafes, gays, trendy
Alrington - charming, old, traditional
Saugus - sprawl, suburban, middle class
Concord - quiet, quaint, snooty

Hmm, what a fun game! What if you were looking for a place that was Jewish, cheaper, families, yuppies, convenient, green, friendly, liberal, intellectual, artsy, cafes, gays, trendy, AND charming?

[thenewtexan]

Originally Posted by gosling357

Hmm, what a fun game! What if you were looking for a place that was Jewish, cheaper, families, yuppies, convenient, green, friendly, liberal, intellectual, artsy, cafes, gays, trendy, AND charming?

I don't know. Does Northampton have a synagogue?