Safest towns in MA - 2016 (Worcester, Lowell: middle-class, low crime, schools)

[Shrewsburried]

Originally Posted by Parsec

In general poorer towns do have more crime, but maybe since it's a sleepy town residents go into Leominster to commit their crimes

Probably not far from the truth.

[Whatsnext75]

i was surprised hingham wasn't on the list of safest towns.

[MikePRU]

Originally Posted by alidmc

LOL! Have you been to Boxford? Beautiful town, but the houses are on at least acre lots, there are no sidewalks and there are maybe three stores in town.

I don't think I've ever been to Boxford, but that was my impression of the town. Still, you could have domestic violence calls. It only takes two people to have one.

Originally Posted by Whatsnext75

i was surprised hingham wasn't on the list of safest towns.

Being on the shore, they have a lot of problems with pirates.

[Whatsnext75]

Originally Posted by MikePRU

I don't think I've ever been to Boxford, but that was my impression of the town. Still, you could have domestic violence calls. It only takes two people to have one.



Being on the shore, they have a lot of problems with pirates.

Or a lot of problems with Weymouth

[Parsec]

Originally Posted by Whatsnext75

i was surprised hingham wasn't on the list of safest towns.

I scanned the police blotter and found this. Not a crime, but still funny. The only crime-related stuff I found was all at the Shoppes.


Notes:
CALLER REPORTS HER NEIGHBORS CHRISTMAS LIGHTS COME ON DURING THE NIGHT AND
ILLUMINATE HER RESIDENCE
MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SLEEP SAME STATES THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AS LAST YR
THE SAME THING OCCURRED CALLER FURTHER STATED SHE WAS GOING TO CUT THE WIRES IF
THIS CONTINUED CALLER WAS ADVISED TO AVOID SUCH ACTIONS

[timberline742]

haha, nice

[in_newengland]

Originally Posted by Parsec

I scanned the police blotter and found this. Not a crime, but still funny. The only crime-related stuff I found was all at the Shoppes.


Notes:
CALLER REPORTS HER NEIGHBORS CHRISTMAS LIGHTS COME ON DURING THE NIGHT AND
ILLUMINATE HER RESIDENCE
MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SLEEP SAME STATES THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AS LAST YR
THE SAME THING OCCURRED CALLER FURTHER STATED SHE WAS GOING TO CUT THE WIRES IF
THIS CONTINUED CALLER WAS ADVISED TO AVOID SUCH ACTIONS

hahaha, must be a mega light display. Has this caller ever heard of room darkening shades or drapes? Or maybe just get some of those eye shades you wear on planes so you can sleep? Sounds like a grouch.

[Whatsnext75]

Yeah i'm not sure if it's still a thing but on main st in hingham they only want people to have white lights. People really would get mad if you put up colored lights.

[jan0105]

Originally Posted by Whatsnext75

Yeah i'm not sure if it's still a thing but on main st in hingham they only want people to have white lights. People really would get mad if you put up colored lights.

You are allowed to hang colored lights on Main Street, that's just a myth, but I'm sure some people get pissy about it when people deviate from white ... perhaps the woman in the police call log above.

[magicshark]

Originally Posted by Shrewsburried

I lived in Lowell for 7 years (2007-2014) and now live next to Clinton in Sterling. Clinton has some grit associated with the types who live in town ... low income, not upwardly mobile. Despite Lowell's much higher crime, I'd argue the Belvedere and Highlands neighborhoods are safer bets financially speaking.

What's your price target? Neither Sterling, Holden, or Lancaster are terribly pricey ... at least when compared to their eastern neighbors like Bolton, Harvard, Berlin, etc. All have great school systems.

Although those are nice towns they are not for us, too suburban or too rural actually. We are older and resale is not driving our choice. Schools are not super important to us. Our oldest is in a private special needs school, we have guardianship of a younger child though. Our price range at this point is fluid and we are leaning towards a rehab loan. Husband is a master plumber and I used to work in a trade, we feel pretty confident and comfortable with a rehab.