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Old 08-12-2020, 07:20 AM
 
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Better question right now is will school rankings matter in 5 years if more families go to private school, pods, etc. WIFI and high speed internet has to be #1 on the list of city residents concerns about going more rural.
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Old 08-12-2020, 07:30 AM
 
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Americans have always left large cities. The difference is immigration has dropped to the point where it’s not enough to keep Boston, New York or LA growing
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Old 08-12-2020, 07:41 AM
 
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If someone likes Boston but can work 100% remotely and wants something cheaper, then there are much better options than Worcester and Springfield.
Providence comes to mind. Although not MA still within commuting distance by car or train. Providence is pretty good for the price.
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Old 08-12-2020, 07:45 AM
 
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If someone likes Boston but can work 100% remotely and wants something cheaper, then there are much better options than Worcester and Springfield.
Also I am not so sure someone who likes Boston also likes Worcester and Springfield.
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Old 08-12-2020, 07:50 AM
 
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I'm figuring with Boston-area housing prices the way they are combined with a lot of jobs becoming remote, people would be leaving the city to move to cheaper parts of the state. Are there any signs of this yet? Where are people moving? Worcester? Springfield?
I think it depends who you are talking about. People leave Boston for different reasons, some are literally just priced out others have changed priorities. I assume this makes a huge difference in where they end up.
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Old 08-12-2020, 07:51 AM
 
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Better question right now is will school rankings matter in 5 years if more families go to private school, pods, etc. WIFI and high speed internet has to be #1 on the list of city residents concerns about going more rural.

Have you ever priced private schools? That's not an option for most even in an affluent place like metro Boston. Here in the hinterlands, the private day school in town is $23K for kindergarten and $30k for grade 8. The really fancy programs there are closer to $40K. The catholic high school is bargain-priced at $11,100. The local prep school is $49k for day students.



Not that I need it but I can get gigabit DOCSIS 3.1 broadband service at my two places far removed from anywhere urban. The Comcast 105 speed tier is just fine for a family of four glued to Zoom on PCs all day.
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Old 08-12-2020, 07:55 AM
 
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Americans have always left large cities. The difference is immigration has dropped to the point where it’s not enough to keep Boston, New York or LA growing
Boston's (and really all of the 128 cities) population growth was on fire from like 2008. New York was doing well too before the virus.
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Old 08-12-2020, 07:57 AM
 
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I don't know, but I've started to think maybe I should move back to New Hampshire, or even to Maine (I don't live in the Boston area currently, though).
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Old 08-12-2020, 08:06 AM
 
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Boston's (and really all of the 128 cities) population growth was on fire from like 2008. New York was doing well too before the virus.
Bostons population growth has been slowing every year since 2015. Every year since then it’s grown less and less. It’s basically come to a screeching halt at this point. Census estimates showed growth of only 1,100 between 2018 and 2019. I’d expect population loss from 2020-2021.
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Old 08-12-2020, 08:13 AM
 
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Idk what I think, but I don't see anything west of Worcester reaping the "benefits" of a Boston exodus, small or large. If anything, this may simply mean a more "balanced" set of middle-upper class suburbs?

Maybe that young family that needed to be within striking distance to Cambridge will now consider outer ring/Central MA towns like Northborough as opposed to Arlington? Most certainly this will be the final push for a starter family/28-35 year olds renting in the South End to move to the suburbs for the first time.

I don't expect housing prices in the suburbs to sky rocket.. They're already expensive. But I do expect less inventory stretching further and further as demand will essentially be high anywhere and everywhere east of Worcester. That is, unless the market tanks like it's primed to.. Then, idk. A lot of renters in the suburbs?
I think you're right, and that area will be the sweet spot. Incidentally, I grew up in the 'boros and my father commutes into Boston (as do many others). But, it can be a tough commute - having to go in only 2-3 days takes a lot of the sting off, and you get the benefit of top notch schools and (relatively) lower housing costs. The intersection of 495/Mass Pike basically grants you reasonable access to all major job clusters in Eastern Massachusetts, something that can't be said for the North/South shores. As long as you don't need any type of 'scene', which you won't get - it's textbook suburbia.

West of Worcester feels too remote to really take off, even with lots of people moving farther west.
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