A Place To Live Between Bedford/Lexington and Boston (Fenway Area)??? (Cambridge: apartments, rentals)

[CleverUserName]

My wife and I are looking for a place to live that would benefit our commutes. I'm stationed at Hanscom AFB in Bedford/Lexington and she goes to school at Emmanuel College in Boston (On The Fenway)

I would be driving to work and she would be taking the T so we're looking for a place somewhere in between that would be close to the Red or Green line on the MBTA, and a half hour or less commute for me. Therein lies the rub: Where do we go?

I've googled my ass off and come up with two prospects: Newton or Cambridge. Our budget will probably put us in a small 1 Bedroom, but beggars can't be choosers...

Any ideas?

[sblumberg]

In addition, you may also want to look at Waltham, Belmont, Watertown, Winchester, Arlington, Somerville and test drive the commutes.

[IDASpaceman]

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[ogre]

Originally Posted by sblumberg

In addition, you may also want to look at Waltham, Belmont, Watertown, Winchester, Arlington, Somerville and test drive the commutes.

Great locations for the OP's commute, but not the best for his wife's trip to the Fenway area by public transit. CleverUserName, for the purpose of considering all the options, you may want to keep in mind that it is possible to get to The Fenway by public transit from all these areas, but it would be kind of a long commute from many of these areas, with two transfers involved in most cases.

Unfortunately it's true that the options are limited when you're looking for workable commutes to both these locations, especially with one commute involving public transit. Another area I would suggest looking would be Brighton. If you stay west of Market St., in neighborhoods such as Brighton Center and Oak Sq., you can avoid the concentrations of noisy undergrad students farther east in Brighton. There is no green line service that far west in Brighton, but I did a quick check at the MBTA website, and it appears that the 57 bus may offer a reasonable commute from the west side of Brighton to Kenmore Sq., which might put your wife within walking distance, and where there's also a green line connection if she would still find the walk from Kenmore too long.

MBTA Subway 'The 'T' > Maps, Schedules, and Fare Information for the Boston Area Subway System

MBTA > Schedules & Maps > Bus

[Amontillado]

Another possibility would be to commute via the Orange Line. I know a woman who works at one of the Fenway-area colleges and lives in Malden and does this, and she walks or takes a shuttle bus from Ruggles station. She tried living in Red Line territory but hated it--she said changing trains in rush hour is miserable, but just riding through the city is quite painless.

[ninthgate]

There are a few ways you could do this. E.g. Waltham, Needham, maybe even West Roxbury. If you look south of Waltham, your wife could pick up the D Line at Riverside, which has a stop on Park Drive, reasonably close to Emmanuel College.

[Citishares]

Here are some places to consider, especially since you work on Hanscom AFB, you have to factor into your commute to the base. I would consider areas such as Davis Square in Somerville, North Cambridge, in which these areas are close to the Redline (MBTA). Another area is Brighton/Allston anything close to Memorial Drive, which would lead you to Route 2. Brighton/Allston would be great for your wife, since she only have to take the Greenline trolley to Emmanuel College in Fenway.