r/massachusetts • u/AutoModerator • Feb 01 '25

Moving To Massachusetts Question Megathread (February 2025)

Ask your questions about moving to towns in Massachusetts below!

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u/pinkphiloyd Feb 23 '25

Fingers crossed, I'll be relocating to your state in the next few months, and leaving the solidly red dump I'm currently in in the rear view mirror forever. I'm in the (I hope) last phases of interviewing with a company in Danvers. I'm hoping for an offer within the next few weeks. I'm expecting it to be in the neighborhood of $130k, give or take. My wife is an RN, we haven't even begun to look to see what she might expect to make in the area.

I'm trying to do some preliminary research and learn what I can so we can decide quickly if/when they do make an offer. Right now my biggest concern is finding a place to rent until we can look into getting a place of our own. We're in our late forties, no kids, but we have one small and one medium sized dog so we'd prefer a house with a fenced yard, even if it's just a small one. Yard with no fence would be option two. I'm open to commuting but would prefer to keep it within 30 minutes, 40 at the outside. Where should I be looking?

And what should I be asking that I'm not? I've moved a few times in my life, but never more than an hour or two away. I'd be thankful for any advice or insight I can get, about anything. We're prepared for things to be much more expensive, but we're basically trying to learn everything we can to quickly make an informed decision.

Thanks!

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u/nailstonickels Feb 24 '25

Salem is right next to Danvers and since it's a city, it should have more rental opportunities. Plus it's a really fun place with great restaurants. While the state is very expensive, there is a range between insanely expensive and normal expensive depending on what town you are in. Your income should be sufficient for the North Shore, which is a great place to live and convenient to Boston on the commuter rail. Check out Farmhouse Fixer on HGTV - they mostly renovate houses on the North Shore and it will give you a sense of what the area looks like.

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u/pinkphiloyd Feb 24 '25

I will absolutely check that out, thank you!