http://boston.cbslocal.com/2010/12/16/report-marlborough-best-place-to-raise-kids-in-mass/
QuoteThe most family-friendly and affordable place to raise your children in Massachusetts is Marlborough, according to a new report.
Bloomberg Businessweek.com evaluated "5,418 locations nationwide" and listed its choice for the top community in each state.
Attleboro was the runner-up.
Here was their criteria, using real estate data:
"The rankings put the most weight on school performance and the number of schools, crime statistics, and cost of living. Other factors included job growth, air quality, ethnic diversity, and access to recreational amenities (within the county), such as parks, zoos, theaters, and museums."
Here is what they found:
"The following places we selected are neither rich suburbs nor havens for luxury living—so don't expect to find mansions and elite country clubs (although some areas will have them). Rather, these are communities inhabited mostly by middle-income earners that have good public schools, low crime, and resources to keep the family entertained on weekends."
In other news - "Marlborough named 'most boring place on earth'" :P
Nah, kids who are too bored get into all sorts of trouble.
I would never live in a town named after a cigarette brand.
Quote from: Malthus on November 15, 2011, 10:14:02 AM
In other news - "Marlborough named 'most boring place on earth'" :P
I should have added that this selection was rather shocking to me.
Quote from: DGuller on November 15, 2011, 10:25:03 AM
I would never live in a town named after a cigarette brand.
I think you need to learn spelling. :hug:
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Quote from: Caliga on November 15, 2011, 11:11:18 AM
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Thank you!!! Crazy, right? :hug:
Quote from: garbon on November 15, 2011, 11:36:31 AM
Quote from: Caliga on November 15, 2011, 11:11:18 AM
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Thank you!!! Crazy, right? :hug:
For those of us who know nothing about this burg ...
It really was for Cal. :blush:
Anyway all you need to know is that it is where I grew up and I've long said that my high schools is what kept me from getting into Harvard. :D
QuoteMarlborough Best Place To Raise Kids
Quote from: garbon on November 15, 2011, 11:55:36 AM
Anyway all you need to know is that it is where I grew up
Point taken.
;)
It's been a while since I've been to Marlborough. But I guess I can believe it; a quiet type town. I think one of my cousins and his family lives there, but haven't seen them for a few years.
Marlborough is anything but quiet. VIVA BRASIL!!! :bleeding:
Quote from: Caliga on November 15, 2011, 03:49:05 PM
Marlborough is anything but quiet. VIVA BRASIL!!! :bleeding:
One factor was ethnic diversity. :secret:
Good, i guess. not to long ago that used to be considered a mark against, not for :D
Quote from: garbon on November 15, 2011, 10:31:03 AM
Quote from: DGuller on November 15, 2011, 10:25:03 AM
I would never live in a town named after a cigarette brand.
I think you need to learn spelling. :hug:
I think people in Marlboro(ugh) need to learn spelling. I drove my roommate's mother's car through there, and noticed some definite confusion in the signage... :hmm:
Quote from: DGuller on November 15, 2011, 10:25:03 AM
I would never live in a town named after a cigarette brand.
Agreed. I'd only live in one named after two!
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Quote from: Capetan Mihali on November 15, 2011, 04:17:19 PM
I think people in Marlboro(ugh) need to learn spelling. I drove my roommate's mother's car through there, and noticed some definite confusion in the signage... :hmm:
No confusion. The post office considers both version to be legitimate. :)
Quote from: garbon on November 15, 2011, 04:55:28 PM
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on November 15, 2011, 04:17:19 PM
I think people in Marlboro(ugh) need to learn spelling. I drove my roommate's mother's car through there, and noticed some definite confusion in the signage... :hmm:
No confusion. The post office considers both version to be legitimate. :)
So what's going to happen when they privatize the mail? :hmm: Do you think Altria/Philip Morris will be able make a bid for the official spelling?
Yeah, the town definitely isn't sure how to spell its own name. Strange, I know.
How did the Duke spell it?
Quote from: Caliga on November 15, 2011, 07:10:21 PM
Yeah, the town definitely isn't sure how to spell its own name. Strange, I know.
The use of both is an editorial comment.
Welcome to Marlboro. Ugh.
;)
Anyway, the reality is that the best towns to raise kids in Mass. are, have been for quite some time, and will be for the forseeable future, one of the following: Concord, Dover, Natick, Needham, Sherborn, Sudbury, Wellesley, Weston, Wayland.
I hate Massholes.
And Lowell.
Quote from: Caliga on November 16, 2011, 07:44:31 PM
Anyway, the reality is that the best towns to raise kids in Mass. are, have been for quite some time, and will be for the forseeable future, one of the following: Concord, Dover, Natick, Needham, Sherborn, Sudbury, Wellesley, Weston, Wayland.
Newton? Never been there but it seems like a lot of overachieving Jews are nurtured there.
Forgot about Newton. Yep, should be on the list.
My roommates are from Methuen and Sudbury respectively. Socioeconomic class tracks.
Methuen roommate also lived in Lowell (commentary: Cambodians and Puerto Rican drug dealers) -- and Lawrence (commentary: shithole).
Yes, to both, though Lawrence is far worse than a shithole.
I fear that the Green Line extension into Slummerville will gentrify it within an inch of its life. Any part of Somerville near the T or the universities is already pretty much crowded up with students and Brazilians, with a couple of Portuguese sectors.
public transportation. :x
None of that anywhere near here. :showoff: :Canuck:
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on November 16, 2011, 08:48:01 PM
I fear that the Green Line extension into Slummerville will gentrify it within an inch of its life. Any part of Somerville near the T or the universities is already pretty much crowded up with students and Brazilians, with a couple of Portuguese sectors.
So weird to me to talk about gentrifying white neighborhoods.
What's that town due west of Cambridge, anyone? Is that Concord?
Quote from: Admiral Yi on November 16, 2011, 09:03:34 PM
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on November 16, 2011, 08:48:01 PM
I fear that the Green Line extension into Slummerville will gentrify it within an inch of its life. Any part of Somerville near the T or the universities is already pretty much crowded up with students and Brazilians, with a couple of Portuguese sectors.
So weird to me to talk about gentrifying white neighborhoods.
What's that town due west of Cambridge, anyone? Is that Concord?
Waltham IIRC.
I spent 45 minutes moving 2 miles through Lowell today.
Yeah, Concord.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on November 16, 2011, 09:03:34 PM
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on November 16, 2011, 08:48:01 PM
I fear that the Green Line extension into Slummerville will gentrify it within an inch of its life. Any part of Somerville near the T or the universities is already pretty much crowded up with students and Brazilians, with a couple of Portuguese sectors.
So weird to me to talk about gentrifying white neighborhoods.
What's that town due west of Cambridge, anyone? Is that Concord?
Watertown.
Oh right, forgot about Watertown. Watertown is between Waltham and Cambridge.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on November 16, 2011, 09:03:34 PM
So weird to me to talk about gentrifying white neighborhoods.
I've only been a gentrifier in white neighborhoods. Living in shitty houses rather than new condos, but same diff ultimately. In Philly, the boundary of a white Irish neighborhood (Pennsport) and a white Italian neighborhood (middle of South Philly, I guess). The big gentrification there was the expansion into West Philly (black) and Fishtown/Kensington/Port Richmond (Irish, white/P.R., and Polish, respectively).
Quote from: Caliga on November 16, 2011, 07:44:31 PM
Anyway, the reality is that the best towns to raise kids in Mass. are, have been for quite some time, and will be for the forseeable future, one of the following: Concord, Dover, Natick, Needham, Sherborn, Sudbury, Wellesley, Weston, Wayland.
Heh, probably right, the wealthier type towns. Westwood too maybe in that mix of wealthier towns. Though I think there are a lot of non-wealthy towns that do a decent job with schools, etc. The state has a program for building cookie-cutter type high schools, after some towns went nuts building uber expensive schools, several hundred million dollars. Newton is a prime example of an overly expensive school, one of the poster childs for the new program.
Quote from: Caliga on November 16, 2011, 07:44:31 PM
Anyway, the reality is that the best towns to raise kids in Mass. are, have been for quite some time, and will be for the forseeable future, one of the following: Concord, Dover, Natick, Needham, Sherborn, Sudbury, Wellesley, Weston, Wayland.
I really enjoyed spending my summers as a kid in Woods Hole. :)
Quote from: Malthus on November 17, 2011, 08:44:28 AM
Quote from: Caliga on November 16, 2011, 07:44:31 PM
Anyway, the reality is that the best towns to raise kids in Mass. are, have been for quite some time, and will be for the forseeable future, one of the following: Concord, Dover, Natick, Needham, Sherborn, Sudbury, Wellesley, Weston, Wayland.
I really enjoyed spending my summers as a kid in Woods Hole. :)
He probably enjoyed having you there.
Quote from: Caliga on November 16, 2011, 09:01:19 PM
public transportation. :x
None of that anywhere near here. :showoff: :Canuck:
NYC's subway is an architectural marvel!
didn't he beatt the shiit out of Nspoleon Bonapart or somethink?
Quote from: Siege on November 20, 2011, 07:11:36 AM
didn't he beatt the shiit out of Nspoleon Bonapart or somethink?
That is Timmay level history learnin'.