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Best places to live in Greater Boston

174 places with 3,889,268 residents within about 50 km of Boston, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Boston, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Weymouth
    Massachusetts, 54,395 residents    69
  2. 2Milton (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 27,003 residents    67
  3. 3Wellesley
    Massachusetts, 27,982 residents    67
  4. 4Lexington (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 31,394 residents    66
  5. 5Milton Center
    Massachusetts, 5,763 residents    66
  6. 6Milton Upper Mills
    Massachusetts, 6,725 residents    66
  7. 7Fairmount (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 6,282 residents    65
  8. 8Bedford (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 12,502 residents    64
  9. 9Dedham (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 24,729 residents    64
  10. 10Randolph (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 32,112 residents    64

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For retired couples

  1. 1Weymouth
    Massachusetts, 54,395 residents    79
  2. 2Milton (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 27,003 residents    77
  3. 3Milton Center
    Massachusetts, 5,763 residents    77
  4. 4Wellesley
    Massachusetts, 27,982 residents    76
  5. 5Milton Upper Mills
    Massachusetts, 6,725 residents    76
  6. 6Lexington (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 31,394 residents    76
  7. 7Natick
    Massachusetts, 32,276 residents    76
  8. 8Norwood (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 28,602 residents    76
  9. 9Randolph (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 32,112 residents    75
  10. 10Fairmount (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 6,282 residents    75

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For remote workers

  1. 1Chestnut Hill (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 23,649 residents    65
  2. 2Arlington (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 42,844 residents    64
  3. 3Belmont (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 24,729 residents    63
  4. 4Weymouth
    Massachusetts, 54,395 residents    63
  5. 5Lexington (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 31,394 residents    63
  6. 6Newton Highlands
    Massachusetts, 9,976 residents    62
  7. 7Mansfield (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 23,380 residents    62
  8. 8Wellesley
    Massachusetts, 27,982 residents    62
  9. 9Sudbury
    Massachusetts, 17,343 residents    62
  10. 10Easton (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 23,459 residents    62

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For commuters

  1. 1Somerville (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 80,318 residents    83
  2. 2Cambridge (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 110,402 residents    82
  3. 3Medford (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 57,403 residents    81
  4. 4Brookline (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 58,732 residents    81
  5. 5Newton (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 88,817 residents    81
  6. 6Malden (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 61,068 residents    81
  7. 7Watertown (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 31,915 residents    80
  8. 8Union Square (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 14,459 residents    80
  9. 9Mid-Cambridge
    Massachusetts, 12,988 residents    80
  10. 10Arlington (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 42,844 residents    80

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For single professionals

  1. 1Cambridge (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 110,402 residents    78
  2. 2Newton (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 88,817 residents    78
  3. 3Somerville (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 80,318 residents    77
  4. 4Medford (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 57,403 residents    77
  5. 5Arlington (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 42,844 residents    76
  6. 6Malden (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 61,068 residents    76
  7. 7Watertown (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 31,915 residents    76
  8. 8Brookline (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 58,732 residents    76
  9. 9Dorchester (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 97,826 residents    76
  10. 10Chestnut Hill (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 23,649 residents    75

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Southborough
    Massachusetts, 9,686 residents    41
  2. 2Milford (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 25,055 residents    38
  3. 3Cordaville
    Massachusetts, 2,650 residents    37
  4. 4Mansfield (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 23,380 residents    37
  5. 5Mendon (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 5,378 residents    36
  6. 6Hopedale (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 3,753 residents    36
  7. 7Easton (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 23,459 residents    36
  8. 8Raynham
    Massachusetts, 13,153 residents    35
  9. 9Watertown (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 31,915 residents    35
  10. 10Bolton (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 4,220 residents    34

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Towns in Greater Boston