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Ok this isn't a moving to Chelmsford thread or anything but its me reflecting back to what I once thought of as "the worst town in the world" when I was in high school. After seeing so many other places since my HS graduation I have grown to see Chelmsford as a very exceptional town overall with good schools. I just think its most beneficial if parents move their kids there when they're young but you wanna know something, I ran into more places post Chelmsford it seems in my adult life where adult cliques were worse than how I'd imagine them in Chelmsford. Case in point, I felt CHS was clique at the time, I didn't think anywhere else was as bad outside of maybe Lexington or Andover in that regard.
I been to California, Portland OR, returned to Billerica even to try and live, Pennsylvania, Florida and I can without a doubt say that Chelmsford is actually a normal town mostly. Its not too rich and not too poor and offers a better balance than many places I've actually been exposed to. Its affordable for a town with schools that good and my adult eyes don't view Chelmsford in the same light as my teenage self did. The adult side of Chelmsford is for sure a lot nicer and if you have kids, the parents actually seem easy to make friends with vs say the kid who comes new in 9th grade like I was.
But yes its actually true, Billerica is not the same quality of town. Its a nicer Billerica almost as to how Nashua is a nicer Lowell. Comparable but not quite either. I actually feel if you like better coffee, you're more suited to living in Chelmsford as Java Room has west coast style coffee and there is Einstein. Its taken Billerica a lot longer to get stuff like that.
As far as North Chelmsford, it can be sketchy but again, looks like a walk in the park now next to some other places I've seen. All in all though, I feel Chelmsford is a town that gets overlooked but is probably the best bang for the buck for what you get in MA even though the state of MA is going downhill. Chelmsford and Westford still seem like they're at top standard, so is Littleton. Billerica either stayed the same or got worse.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts upon achieving adulthood.
What gives you the idea this state is "going downhill," though? Baker can't do too much damage before we'll be able to vote him out so...
Its affordable for a town with schools that good and my adult eyes don't view Chelmsford in the same light as my teenage self did. The adult side of Chelmsford is for sure a lot nicer and if you have kids, the parents actually seem easy to make friends with vs say the kid who comes new in 9th grade like I was.
But yes its actually true, Billerica is not the same quality of town. Its a nicer Billerica almost as to how Nashua is a nicer Lowell. Comparable but not quite either. I actually feel if you like better coffee, you're more suited to living in Chelmsford as Java Room has west coast style coffee and there is Einstein. Its taken Billerica a lot longer to get stuff like that.
As far as North Chelmsford, it can be sketchy but again, looks like a walk in the park now next to some other places I've seen. All in all though, I feel Chelmsford is a town that gets overlooked but is probably the best bang for the buck for what you get in MA even though the state of MA is going downhill. Chelmsford and Westford still seem like they're at top standard, so is Littleton. Billerica either stayed the same or got worse.
If the schools in Chelmsford are good, it's unfortunate you moved there after middle school. That's when students learn how to use conjunctions.
Also, please tell us why you think MA is going downhill.
MA is downhill for sure if you'e in the lower class. You see all the scumbags. Go to parts of Medford near Malden, Lawrence, parts of Lowell, its very evident and Boston sucks up most of the state as the main big city and not enough money go to the others. I feel they all could be improved if Boston wasnt taking all the revenue. I'd like to see MA become a conservative state again to be honest but who knows how long thats going to happen in.. After a wave of forced depopulation maybe. Parts of MA look very much the same like the communities I mentioned but the LOW class areas seem to have stayed the same or gotten worse or just to put it simply, you dont wanna be stuck in any ghetto area in MA, they can be ugly. Not all are bad of course but its safe to say some areas have worse elements you dont wanna put yourself around and you CLEARLY see the democratic system at work in a lot of those neighborhoods. I also like towns like Georgetown and Boxford too, Middleton. Real nice. Not the top tier historic rich towns but still very good. They're more my speed.
I have no doubt MA puts most of its revenue in its largest city; after all, other states do similar things. But if you think MA is going downhill, take a roadtrip through NY. Lowell, Lawrence and even Springfield are thriving/growing compared to Syracuse, Utica, Buffalo and other cities Upstate.
I have no doubt MA puts most of its revenue in its largest city; after all, other states do similar things. But if you think MA is going downhill, take a roadtrip through NY. Lowell, Lawrence and even Springfield are thriving/growing compared to Syracuse, Utica, Buffalo and other cities Upstate.
Both New York state and Massachusetts are notorious for neglecting their outlying areas and satellite cities. New York only appears worse because it is much larger geographically and there is just more area to neglect. I've known plenty of fine people from upstate and western NY and it pisses me off how they are forced to help subsidize NYC's wasteful existence and get little in return. Western and central Mass people probably understand this phenomenon as well.
Both New York state and Massachusetts are notorious for neglecting their outlying areas and satellite cities. New York only appears worse because it is much larger geographically and there is just more area to neglect. I've known plenty of fine people from upstate and western NY and it pisses me off how they are forced to help subsidize NYC's wasteful existence and get little in return. Western and central Mass people probably understand this phenomenon as well.
You're so correct wow. NY gets nothing beyond NYC. Buffalo is still dumpy, many unlivable places there, Syracuse probably as well but not as bad maybe. Albany, when was the last time you heard that was up and coming? Unless you're a hipster who doesn't mind filth in the house, none of those places are a good fit probably. Only a small amount want to take that kind of rebuild challenge on. NY looks to also have made all their other cities so bad to where very few want to move into them. MA is very similar as well. Theres nice areas around all these other metros as well, but the cities often decay. Worcester if only they put more into there, Springfield. They'd look more like New Hampshire if they did same with NY too.
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