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Originally Posted by bostonsatz
Searching for single family houses and came across nice listings in Boylston. few minutes to 290/495 interchange.
I have been searching in metro west areas like Grafton, Shrewsbury, Harvard.. but not sure why Boylston was off my radar.
Recently came across some nice listings in Boylston, so want to know more about the town.
Appreciate if you have any comments about the town, school, community etc.
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I grew up next door in the north side of Shrewsbury ...quite close to 140/Boylston.
It is a perfectly fine town which shares a school district with it's more rural neighbor, Berlin. The southwest side of town dense, exurban, and suffers from commercial sprawl, as one would expect being so close to Worcester ... but really, no different then Shrewsbury's west side. This said, much of central and north east Boylston still has a rural feel and relatively low density (by eastern MA standards), particularly around the reservoir and rt. 70. Certainly more rural in feel compared to Shrewsbury, which continues to develop every inch of town.
Of the towns you have mentioned, Harvard is certainly on a higher plane. It is a truly affluent town which has had a far more controlled growth compared to Shrewsbury, Grafton, or Boylston ... this of course keeps inventory low and prices high. I would consider Grafton to be the least desirable of the towns mentioned.
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