Need help deciding between Acton, Sudbury or Sharon??
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Of all these towns mentioned Wayland has the worst flooding. The intersection of 20 and 27 is one giant puddle in peak rainy season. There are many small ponds around the Cochituate part of Wayland and that area is frequently wet. I've been in some of the older houses around there and experienced some serious mildew.
In Sudbury, the area around 20 is the worst.
The wettest place in Acton is Jones Field.
You can always check FEMA maps if you are concerned about a particular property.
Omg do u remember that wicked bad storm we got a few years ago? about 1/2 mile of rt-20 on the Sudbury-wayland border was flooded and shut down for months! My wife had to use a detour for work. Also Pelham island road in wayland was flooded on both sides of their street and residents had to take a boat to get from their house to their car. That was a once in 200-year flood though, so I hope we aren't scaring the OP
The obvious tip to look for flooding is to look for water marks in the basement. An even better tip is to see what kind of stuff homeowners are putting in their basement and garage. If u see cardboard boxes lying on the ground it's likely the house was never flooded because the pain from a few years ago would still be in their memory.
Good points on the flooding. Winter storms are also another issue to consider. Semi-rural living comes with semi-rural conditions at certain times of the year. If you live in an area that is heavily treed with multi-acre lots, you are more likely to lose power in the winter when snow storms lead to downed power lines. The more heavily populated areas of Acton and Concord, especially near the main arteries tend to have better luck with these storms as the power lines run along the main roads and they are clear of trees. But if you get into more treed areas, you'll have more outages.
I don't know about that one. When I lived in Natick which is more heavily populated than Acton and Concord, we had 3-4 power outages per year. When Hurricane Sandy hit we had no power for 4 days. My new neighbors in Sudbury say they've only had 1 power outage in the 20 years they lived here. They didn't even lose power during Hurricane Sandy. Buried power lines were an unexpected bonus to buying a newer house. All the new subdivisions in Sudbury have buried power lines. I don't if they're buried in Acton, but I know most of the houses there are pretty new too.
I don't know about that one. When I lived in Natick which is more heavily populated than Acton and Concord, we had 3-4 power outages per year. When Hurricane Sandy hit we had no power for 4 days. My new neighbors in Sudbury say they've only had 1 power outage in the 20 years they lived here. They didn't even lose power during Hurricane Sandy. Buried power lines were an unexpected bonus to buying a newer house. All the new subdivisions in Sudbury have buried power lines. I don't if they're buried in Acton, but I know most of the houses there are pretty new too.
I live on one of the few streets in Needham with buried utilities. From an aesthetic standpoint, I think buried utilities look a lot nicer as well. The only thing is even with buried utilities they often connect to above ground wires somewhere. The good news is that NStar has started an aggressive tree trimming campaign to try and prevent limbs from causing an outage.
Herds Pond (Pelham Island Rd - Sudbury and Wayland), had a tendency to flood. I don't know if there has been anything done to prevent or reduce flooding in that area, but it was an issue years ago. I wouldn't consider Sudbury to have any type of major issue with flooding. I loved growing up in Sudbury. All three towns are great. You really can't go wrong with any of them.
Several years ago I saw a list of colleges attended by some Acton grads: Yale, Harvard, Penn, Cornell, Bates, Annapolis - and this was just the football team!
Thanks AndrewCarnegie. With three sons who all want to play football, this is music to my ears.
Of all these towns mentioned Wayland has the worst flooding. The intersection of 20 and 27 is one giant puddle in peak rainy season. There are many small ponds around the Cochituate part of Wayland and that area is frequently wet. I've been in some of the older houses around there and experienced some serious mildew.
In Sudbury, the area around 20 is the worst.
The wettest place in Acton is Jones Field.
You can always check FEMA maps if you are concerned about a particular property.
Herds Pond (Pelham Island Rd - Sudbury and Wayland), had a tendency to flood. I don't know if there has been anything done to prevent or reduce flooding in that area, but it was an issue years ago. I wouldn't consider Sudbury to have any type of major issue with flooding. I loved growing up in Sudbury. All three towns are great. You really can't go wrong with any of them.
That is what I am now figuring out. Everyone has been super helpful. At this point we are now just looking for the right house in any of these towns. Thanks.
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