We were in this area over the summer scouting it as a retirement area and liked it a lot. We didn't have a lot of time to look at neighborhoods, but we did have a realtor who took us around but there was not a whole lot to show us that met our criteria.
We realize it is not Boston, so we won't find a condo in a high rise. "Condo" in Northampton anyhow seems to be a restored and subdivided house. It's not quite what we are looking for. Ideally it is some place where we have a garage and an association takes care of shoveling walks and maintaining the yard. And since we are in our mid 50s an active adult community is not necessarily out of the question.
I haven't seen much. Can anyone point me to such communities if they exist? Condo/townhouses are fine too.
Here are two I found in the Amherst area by searching Google Maps. Any more information about these or other nearby communities that meet our needs would be appreciated.
Greenleaves Realty Group
And this neighborhood near Hampshire College:
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