Live in Boston, work in Beverly?
I am planning to relocate to MA for a job in Beverly, and was wondering how feasible it is to live in or around Boston and commute to work. I feel it's the best way to enjoy Boston life, but what's a reasonable compromise considering traffic and daily commute? Also looking for affordability.
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Answer 1 :
Well Beverly is on the North Shore about 30 miles north of Boston, and it would be a reverse commute, but you will still hit quite a bit of traffic coming back into the city after work. Yes it would be great to live in Boston, but I don't think its necessarily feasible, you'll pay more for rent, you may have difficulty with parking. I think you might be better off living in Stoneham or Wakefield, for a nice happy medium. 93 can be a nightmare, and you are looking at a commute of 45-1 hour to get to work during rush hour, even with the reverse commute. As I mentioned above, it will be much more affordable to live outside of the city. Edit: Hank I did read the question, and your constant harping on my answers is getting a little old. I interpreted the question to be how feasible would it be to live in Boston and commute to Beverly to work. While I appreciate that there is a commuter rail train that goes from Boston to Beverly, doing a reverse commute using the train out of the city can be exceedingly difficult because most stations outside of Boston do not offer any additional transportation to get from the station to your place of employment. I am simply suggesting that it will likely be easier to live somewhere halfway because visiting the city and enjoying all it has to offer is a probably a better and cheaper option than living directly in it. Especially because the most commonly used route by car would be 93N to 128N, and that is a high traffic area regardless of which direction you are going. That's my opinion and my interpretation of the question, you are more than welcome to have your own opinion, but continuing to suggest that I have no idea what I'm talking about is getting more than a little annoying. You are not the only one from the area, people are allowed to have other interpretations and opinions even if they don't agree with yours.
Answer 2 :
Beverly has 5 Mbta Commuter rail stations that operates to and from North Station the train ride takes about 35 Minutes. Just go to MBTA.com and click on schedules and maps, go to Commuter Rail and click on Newburyport/Rockport Line for the schedule to and from Beverly or North Station
Answer 3 :
The commute is the problem - traffic is really bad commuting into Boston..., depending on where you find a place to live, you'd want to see where the T station is relative to your commute. Beverly is nice...and you could take the T into Boston...
Answer 4 :
Financereg should train herself to read questions more closely -- it seems to me you stated that definitely you wish the richness of in-city life. That said, as gabe notes there is frequent train service between Boston and Beverly so if your job is near one of the stations you are in luck. And if you drive the traffic for the reverse commute is not so bad; the delay is more due to the fact that there is no freeway between Boston and Beverly; one has to either wind a bit to the north to get onto fast roads or suffer slow traffic through Salem and Lynn.
Answer 5 :
Beverly is off of Rt 128, and from Boston the simple drive is 93N to 128N. If you are too far south, you will hit a lot of traffic on 93, if you're too far West, you'll hit a lot of traffic getting to 93. The section of 95/128 is slow during rush hour. Under perfect conditions, it can be done in about 35 minutes, but typically it's a 60 minute drive. The other option is to take Route 1 from Boston. You can also take the commuter rail to Beverly, if your job is close to one of the stations (but to be honest, that's unlikely - the commuter rail is much more useful for commuting into Boston). If affordability is a real concern, Boston might not be practical. It's expensive, and even more so if you have a car. You might consider Somerville, Malden, or Medford -- all very close to Boston, accessible to 93 and north of the worst traffic. Revere, Chelsea, and East Boston similarly are close and accessible to Route 1. Lynn, Swampscott, Nahant and Salem are between Boston and Beverly. Swampscott, Nahant, and Salem are the only cities of all those that have a suburban feel.
Answer 6 :
Well if you are going to be working in Beverly then i suggest you live in either Peabody, Melrose, Danver, Burlington, Woburn, Malden, Reading, North Reading as these are all cities North of Boston and your commute would be much easier and faster.
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