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Hudson and Clinton. More than 30 minutes to Lexington, however.
Hudson looks like it *could* work… right now at 8pm with no traffic it’s just over 30min to Lexington… however, I’ve heard that commuting east towards Boston is a bad commute. It looks like mainly it would be on 117 and route 2? Would this be less terrible?
Ugh. Not too long ago, I would never have believed anyone could be priced out of Chelmsford. Twenty years ago, that would have been unheard of but I digress. I second Billerica and Tyngsborough but if Chelmsford prices are going way up, I cannot imagine those two remaining low for long. Maybe the Highlands section of Lowell? I would throw in Framingham too even though the two of them are cities, not towns. At least there's commuter rail access into Boston from Framingham and Lowell.
Ayer would add an option if one of you ever changes jobs and wants to commute to the city Walkable but schools are not the best. One very good commute, one longer than 30 mins but under an hour.
Ugh. Not too long ago, I would never have believed anyone could be priced out of Chelmsford. Twenty years ago, that would have been unheard of but I digress.
Urban Peasant,
My thoughts exactly about Chelmsford but I was hesitant to say it because I inevitably get a snide comment when I dare to talk about the past. My orthodontist was in Chelmsford and it’s positively crazy to me as well!
Also, to the OP: I worked in Lexington for 5 years and the commute is basically soul-crushing from anywhere unless you live in Lexington or are close enough to it to take some back roads in. The only times my life wasn’t hell was when I would stay over at my friend’s house who lives there. Even going the few exits up 128 from Lexington to Burlington could sometimes take 25 minutes. I can’t answer for 117, but route 2, route 3, and 128 were all misery as I tried them all in desperate attempts to circumvent traffic. Sorry, just being honest. Anything close and commuter-friendly to Lexington is probably going to be very pricey.
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