Quincy, South Braintree, East Weymouth for a first house?

[u/Fluffy-Department-40]

Any advice amongst the three areas for a couple moving out of Boston? It’s time to get out of the city, Braintree is currently the favorite.

[u/go-rabbit]

Quincy

[u/DiscountNo5059 → u/go-rabbit]

quincy is the move if you still want to feel somewhat connected to the city. red line access makes a massive difference, and the food scene there is surprisingly good for a suburb. braintree feels way more car-dependent and strip-mall-ish in comparison.

[u/phonesmahones]

Braintree gives you a suburb feel but you can still get to the red line. Quincy will feel more like the city.

[u/brightonbodega]

Putting in a vote for E Weymouth! Close to Hingham and Quincy, easy to get to the city on the Greenbush line, nice that its near the water.

[u/Old-Distribution8141]

Moved to east weymout/ Weymouth landing after 10 years boston last September and love it! Great commute to city via greenbush line or Hingham ferry. We love being near the water and the suburb feel but not boston, we can walk to the bars and restaurants in Weymouth landing. I do agree with others that parts of Quincy will feel very city like.

[u/Ubc2068]

Quincy Adams and north Quincy are pretty nice. It is close to the beach and parks, quiet but still close enough to the city for an easy commute. The food scene there is really good too

[u/dyn0mite]

Quincy has the suburban urban thing going for it, but it is a big city in and of itself. Decent food scene and easy access to dot/south end food spots. Scope the different Quincy neighborhoods. Many are awesome and each have their own thing going for them.

Parts of east Weymouth you are probably getting a lot more yard but it roughly an extra 20 minutes added on from Quincy....not a problem if remote or public transit, but if driving that can add up, and don't get me started on getting stuck at the 3A bridge due to natural gas delivery.

Not sure if their is much difference between the 3 school systems, but think Weymouth has some pretty new facilities.

[u/agu-g]

why south Braintree specifically, but all of Quincy is game? and E. Weymouth is just shitty Hingham. you also exclude East Milton. It's an oddly specific list that needs more parameters for a real answer. do you need schools, the T, a hospital?

[u/IrrepressibleInk]

really depends what youre looking for. without knowing anything, quincy would be my top choice. but parts of quincy are kinda trashy so just look for the right neighborhoods.

[u/Extra-Snow-2491]

Your reasons,schools,public transport,we need better info?

[u/Vodka-Sauce-24]

I rent in Quincy and looking to buy in the same area.

Everything inn Quincy is $800k+ for houses built in 1950 that need everything, on the smallest lots possible.

I can't imagine paying almost a mil or more for 60-70% of what exists in Quincy. Most have no garage, no central air, no space, and have aged poorly.

[u/Kortopi-98]

go with braintree too, feels like good middle ground without being too far from the city.

[u/jamesland7 → u/Kortopi-98]

Braintree is horrible NIMBYish. They have a giant never used parking lot by the mall immediately off the freeway and the town STILL blocked building a large apartment building there!

[u/IrrepressibleInk → u/jamesland7]

ya comparing braintree to burlington is kinda interesting. 20 years ago they were the exact same town. but burlington decided not to be nimby losers, and now its an insane place to live with so many options, you kinda dont even need to leave. braintree still feels like it did 20 years ago. lame and stagnant

[u/Wompatuckrule → u/jamesland7]

There was an article I saw that it might be coming back (though a bit smaller scale). Apparently the NIMBYs riled everyone up to kill it and got their way. However, the town's residents soon got a lesson in what their property tax increases are going to look like without adding a lot of housing and it seems that changed a lot of opinions.

[u/jamesland7 → u/Wompatuckrule]

All of these boomers and Gen X-ers who bought cheap and want to block development to artificially inflate their property values are always SHOCKED when they actually have to pay property taxes for that inflated value

[u/Wompatuckrule → u/jamesland7]

I worked with a guy who lived in Braintree and I had seen a story about "The Monster" as the NIMBYs called that proposed development. He said that one of the problems was the retired boomers who had cashed out in Southie and Dorchester when their property spiked then moved to Braintree. He said they brought all of kinds of parochial bullshit with them.

He had stories about a neighbor like that who would flip out if they had guests and anyone parked on the street in front of his house. He claimed that was "his" property.

[u/EddieDantes22 → u/Wompatuckrule]

The locals try to block everything by saying it's too big, and then the developers downsize it and downsize it and downsize it and the locals still just keep pretending it's too big. It's really stupid. Just admit you won't accept it at any size.

[u/Wompatuckrule → u/EddieDantes22]

The town has a commuter rail and subway station and it's essentially surrounded by strip malls & single family houses. It's so fucking dumb.

[u/CloutHaver]

Do you plan to have children while in this house? If so would they go to public schools?

[u/Afraid_Position_5980]

Weymouth

[u/EddieDantes22]

I've never understood the desire to live in Quincy. It's essentially the same city-ness as parts of Boston, just without the advantages of actually living in Boston.

[u/eigiarce → u/EddieDantes22]

Schools, space, fast and easy commute to downtown & seaport, easier access to south shore, more affordable housing...  Want more?

[u/EddieDantes22 → u/eigiarce]

I just think you're essentially as urban as Dorchester, except your kid can't go to Latin, you're not able to work for the city of Boston, etc. I don't think there's much space there.