Hi Reddit people! It is totally happening, my husband and I are moving to Boston, we are aiming for mid august move. We are a young married couple moving to Boston from Fort Lauderdale. We had been doing extensive research for the past few months, and thanks to the very informative repo sea from people in this group, we have landed Alewife or Revere beach as neighborhoods to stay. We chose these two because we found good pricing with two specific apartments- Urbane in Alewife and Revio in Revere beach.
My husband will be working in Waltham, he will drive to work. As for me, I am starting new, I will likely look for a job in the city, I think MBTA will be essential for my day to day.
Alewife would be easier commute for him, but pricing is slight higher. We love the peacefulness of Alewife, Charles River is absolutely stunning. Redline is convenient. Food scene all along redline way too inviting, we are big time foodies.
As for Revio in Revere, it is one month free apartment (which helps). It’s brand new, modern and chic. We love how quiet Revere is, although we are not sure about how busy it can get when it is beach season. The ocean view from the apartment is stunning. Blue line is known to be very reliable. The compromise for Revere beach is having to travel everywhere for food scene and entertainment, we love Asian food and it seems a lot of great ones are in Cambridge area.
To all the Bostonians, or any locals in Alewife or Revere, what is your take on our situation? How do you love Alewife? How do you love Revere? What are we missing? Would love to hear from you all, thank you so much for being wonderful