relocating (Boston: real estate, foreclosures, job market)

[d.holtzinger]

Hello,
I am wanting to relocate to mass, hopefully within a few months, any help on where is good to live and how is the job market up there doin compared to where in live(tri-state region of pa, nj, de).
Thanks

[brightdoglover]

More info, please.
Budget, what kind of work you look for...
I'd say, offhand, the salaries are much higher than Tri-State but expenses are pretty high, too, mostly housing, either buy or rent. If you're talking about NJ, taxes here are lower. Really.
I imagine you'd have to live somewhere in the Boston metro area for work unless you had a specific skill or offer elsewhere.

[ogre]

Other useful info would be what kind of setting you would want to live in--urban, suburban, rural--and whether you would plan to drive mostly or use public transit.

[Serenity141]

The economy has hit here too. Lots of hiring freezes going on and lay offs, foreclosures, etc. My advice is don't come without a job offer in hand! It's a tough time to find a job here.

On the other hand, if you have a good job offer it can be a great time to move here because the price of real estate has dropped a lot. Still expensive though, especially in the Boston area.