are braintree and Beverly nice places to live? (Boston, Quincy: apartment, transfer)

[bkidd]

Are braintre and beverly mass nice places to live are they expensive? Meaning more than 1000 bucks for a one bedroom or studio if anyone has any info on affordable places in mass that still have that new England charm thanks for your help

[maggiekate]

Originally Posted by bkidd

Are braintre and beverly mass nice places to live are they expensive? Meaning more than 1000 bucks for a one bedroom or studio if anyone has any info on affordable places in mass that still have that new England charm thanks for your help

forget Beverly for that price, Braintee maybe not. You might look towards Roslindale, maybe Quincy may find you a place.

[bkidd]

Ok thanks!! Ill check into it do you know much about Quincy or how about rhode island?

[MassYankee]

I think Beverly is nice - on the water, served by the commuter rail into Boston, and has some things going on downtown. It also has a mix of neighborhoods, from the genteel (like Beverly Farms) to the slightly sketchy (like Rantoul St).

If you don't need a fancy new apartment, and were willing to beat the bushes, I think you could get a 1-bedroom in Beverly in the $800-$1000 range.

[brightdoglover]

Nothing charming about Braintree. It's very suburbo.
Also, it's south of Boston, while Beverly is north. Where do you want to work/need to go?

[bkidd]

My job is opening a new location in braintree in September of 09 but I'm not guaranteed a transfer I'm really looking for a change in scenery and have the background to do lots of other jobs besides what I do now which is retail managment any ideas? I can also do floral design and administrative assistant type jobs lol as well as bartender

[boston mark]

Beverly is a very nice town, and I'm sure you could find a very nice 1br for under 1k. My brother lives above a coffee shop in downtown Beverly, and want to say he pays ~800 for his 1bd.

However, if you're going to be working in Braintree, you do not want to live in Beverly. That commute would be a suicide mission.

[1979]

Actually, I heard that Beverly Hills, CA got its name from Beverly,MA; somewhere I remember a connection...

[bkidd]

Lol I definitely would not even atempt that commute it would majorly suck. Did Beverly hills CA really get their name from Beverly ma? I'm gonna have to research that. My step brother grew up in Beverly but I neve got to go the only thing he didn't like about it was the weather and cost of living he lives in Nashville now