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I've been looking to develop a career in robotics, and I've noticed that there's a decent number of those jobs in Boston. Trouble is, I have absolutely zero interest in big-city life (much of what I like to do in my spare time requires more than minimum living space). How feasible is it to commute from somewhere with more or less sane housing prices? Having experienced its rush-hour traffic getting home from a trade show, I'm assuming I'd want to do so by train, is that correct? Which cities with train stations are worth living in? Is there anything else in particular I should know? Thank you.
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Jun 16, 2019 15:15
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you can either live in the city or be in suburb hell but its more expensive than other states and it’s super not worth moving here to not engage in the local life
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Jun 16, 2019 15:16
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I'm not even sure how to define sane living prices any more. If you want, you could live in New Hampshire on the cheap and commute 2 hours a day by train. Or
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Jun 16, 2019 15:19
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Yeah Boston is a pricy city and Eastern/Central Mass is pricy too. The Commuter Rail isn't awful but it's definitely not 100% reliable. Anywhere that has a proper MBTA subway stop is going to cost you.
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Jun 16, 2019 15:48
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Cockmaster posted:I've been looking to develop a career in robotics, and I've noticed that there's a decent number of those jobs in Boston. Trouble is, I have absolutely zero interest in big-city life (much of what I like to do in my spare time requires more than minimum living space). How feasible is it to commute from somewhere with more or less sane housing prices? Having experienced its rush-hour traffic getting home from a trade show, I'm assuming I'd want to do so by train, is that correct? Which cities with train stations are worth living in? Is there anything else in particular I should know? Thank you. Your best bet may be to come here and explore!
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Jun 16, 2019 15:51
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Knowing how much space you really want/need and a rough budget would help a lot. Do you need a spare bedroom, or a garage or shed? Are you going to make a ton of noise with whatever your hobbies are? Lots of people are trying to do the same thing as you, so prices for more space in transit-connected towns are also pretty bad. What kind of commute are you prepared to take?
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Jun 16, 2019 17:12
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Springfield, MA is pretty nice & rural and there are commuter busses that go to Boston
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Jun 16, 2019 17:33
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I dunno what your threshold for big-city life is, but Boston Dynamics is in Waltham, which I would regard as fairly small city, mid-size town in feel. You could certainly find a living situation that grants you a decent commute and is not thronging with tourist like downtown is. If iRobot's office is in Bedford, I would say the same for there, too.
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Jun 16, 2019 18:14
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Amazon Robotics has an office in Boston and my friends who have worked there enjoyed it, it is evidently free of the dysfunction of the rest of the company.
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Jun 16, 2019 18:19
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Ashcans posted:Knowing how much space you really want/need and a rough budget would help a lot. Do you need a spare bedroom, or a garage or shed? Are you going to make a ton of noise with whatever your hobbies are? Ideally a single-family house with a garage (don't need a big yard, though). At the absolute minimum a spare bedroom with a large un-carpeted living room. It's hard to say what my budget would be without having been offered a specific job with a specific salary, but I think it would end up being in the neighborhood of $1300/month, maybe a bit more. Commute-wise, I think I'd want to avoid going much more than an hour each way. KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:Amazon Robotics has an office in Boston and my friends who have worked there enjoyed it, it is evidently free of the dysfunction of the rest of the company. That's interesting, thank you. I hadn't bothered with Amazon because of all the bad press, but I suppose it makes sense that it wouldn't apply as much to people with not-so-common skills.
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Jun 16, 2019 20:13
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Cockmaster posted:Ideally a single-family house Cockmaster posted:neighborhood of $1300/month Cockmaster posted:Commute-wise, I think I'd want to avoid going much more than an hour each way. My dude I have bad news for you. This doesn't exist.
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Jun 16, 2019 23:30
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lol
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Jun 17, 2019 01:15
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Do not live here. This place sucks and has nothing for you or anyone else. Curse this blasted land.
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Jun 17, 2019 04:37
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Pollyanna posted:Do not live here. This place sucks and has nothing for you or anyone else. Curse this blasted land. Wow tell us how you really feel in the Boston thread.
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Jun 17, 2019 04:46
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Where are you coming from because it sounds like it would be an enormous shift for you to come here in many more ways than you probably imagine
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Jun 25, 2019 21:23
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TacoHavoc posted:My dude I have bad news for you. This doesn't exist. this but actually. $1300 is solidly “one other roommate in a pretty nice spacious 2br in a triple decker” territory
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Jun 25, 2019 22:02
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you cannot have a house in boston or boston suburbs or boston exurbs anywhere near that price unless you’re buying and even so it’s a bad idea. boston owns but it is very much a big city and comes with big city prices. i pay 800 for my share of a 4br in the hipster neighborhood and count myself lucky Casual Encountess fucked around with this message at 22:06 on Jun 25, 2019 |
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Jun 25, 2019 22:03
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On trips I have to take to the US for business I hit about 15-20 places in a month of travel, running the gamut from Albuquerque to Manhattan and so on. I recall being shocked by the cost of Boston in comparison to nearly anything else - even the suburbs an hour out cost as much to stay in as a major city elsewhere. My natural assumption is that the taxes are funding the Catholic church's legal bills and the dead-ender Irish Republicans, as well as the upcoming Walker Roaders tour, of course. EDIT: Really, a shockingly expensive city to travel to for no immediately discernible reason. Sounds like living there isn't much different.
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Jun 30, 2019 18:56
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ReindeerF posted:I recall being shocked by the cost of Boston in comparison to nearly anything else Just name the other places if there's so few. Depending on where in the burbs you were staying, the hotels(?) could have been marked up for various businesses stationed out there and not downtown.
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Jun 30, 2019 19:34
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There are a lot of news articles about this kind of stuff, so definitely don't shy away from that type of research too. I live north of the city in NH so I could give more info if you have specific questions. I would say your best bet is probably following the commuter lines out and seeing what is out there in towns within reasonable distance. I know a few people who suck it up and take the trains in from the terminus. NH will be cheaper for the type of house you want, but even being 45 min by car with minimal traffic (i.e. leaving home before 6 AM and work by 3 PM), a small not-terrible house will cost you at least ~$1.8k/month (mortgage, ins., taxes). Next option would be taking a bus from a park and ride. From my experience at work a lot of people are "trying out Boston" by making it work with renting a place in Somerville / Medford / Cambridge for 12-18 months and getting a feel for all 4 seasons this area has...each with their own bit of fuckery to the commute and other lifestyle things.
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Jul 1, 2019 03:53
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OP, did you make any decisions about city life?
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Aug 11, 2019 18:37
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I once declared I'd need to make roughly $500k/yr to consider commuting to Boston every day from southern NH, but I'm contemplating applying for a job in the city. It is such a bad idea and I'm talking myself out of it even though the job would be really cool. I started looking at rentals and condos in towns with commuter rail stops and holy poo poo is everything astronomical. My spouse and I do alright as DINKs, but who the hell wants to/can spend half a million bucks for a condo in Dorchester?
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Nov 22, 2019 20:49
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Lots of people, which is how you know everything / everyone is insane.
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Nov 22, 2019 21:00
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It's all the new fattened idiots working in Seaport, at least as far as loving Dot prices go. Despite how terrible it is and how often it breaks down, almost anyone would rather use the commuter system than try to drive into the city, so every idiot in the financial district and techbro in Kendall is happy to pay too much for the opportunity. If you want to live in/near the city your choice is going to be gentrify one of the neighborhoods like Roslindale or another southern enclave.
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Nov 22, 2019 21:10
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Roslindale is full tho no places at all don't even look
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Nov 22, 2019 23:21
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If you want access to the T, a major highway, and your own house, you may want to investigate Malden. It's still a bit of a commute on the red line but at least you can sit for most of it and watch movies on your phone. In general, the commute is pretty crap in Boston. There's a reason "Boston is about an hour drive from Boston" is a long time running joke. That said, if you don't mind the commuter rail as others aid, you will have a lot more options. Some commuter rails do tend to be packed, pricy, and only come at certain hours. But if you don't mind the above and the occasional delay, then you'll have a lot more options. Also, note that you may need to worry about "being in close contact for more than 15 minutes" of someone who has COVID-19 if you use the Boston T.
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diadem posted:Also, note that you may need to worry about "being in close contact for more than 15 minutes" of someone who has COVID-19 if you use the Boston T. Well, commuting in Boston will make you wish for death, so this sort of ends up as a break-even.
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Mar 7, 2020 19:43
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Not even a joke.
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Mar 8, 2020 04:39
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diadem posted:Malden. It's still a bit of a commute on the red line Orange line
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Mar 11, 2020 20:20
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Riptor posted:Orange line Yes. This. Riptor's right. My mistake. Also, when we say traffic in boston is "the worst" we aren't being metaphorical.
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Mar 11, 2020 20:59
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Commuting to Boston happens to be really easy right now. Empty roads, trains, and buses
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Hey, all it took was a deadly pandemic!
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