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Interactive analysis of commute times, transit access, and price-to-commute ratios across 86 Greater Boston towns

About These Commute Times: All times reflect typical drive time to downtown Boston during morning rush hour (8-9 AM). Actual commute times may vary based on traffic, departure location within each town, and specific destination in Boston. Many towns also offer MBTA commuter rail or subway access with comparable or faster travel times.

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🏙️ Boston Where history meets innovation and parking costs $...	5 min	Inner	$1,800,000	$850
💼 Back Bay Polished, upscale, classic Boston...	5 min	Inner	$800,000	$600
🏛️ Beacon Hill Historic, intimate, old-money feel...	5 min	Inner	$800,000	$600
🍝 North End Little Italy, cozy, foodie, touristy...	8 min	Inner	$800,000	$600
🏘️ Bay Village Tiny, quiet, tucked between big areas...	8 min	Inner	$800,000	$600
🏥 West End Hospital-adjacent, towers, efficient...	8 min	Inner	$800,000	$600
🎨 South End Artsy, foodie, LGBTQ+ friendly...	10 min	Inner	$800,000	$600
🏗️ Seaport Ultra-modern, glassy, corporate...	10 min	Inner	$800,000	$600
🏛️ Charlestown Historic + family-oriented...	10 min	Inner	$640,000	$865
⚾ Fenway–Kenmore Stadium, students, rapidly modernizing...	12 min	Inner	$800,000	$600
✈️ East Boston Diverse, waterfront, rising...	12 min	Inner	$799,000	$571
🏥 Mission Hill Dense, near Longwood hospitals...	12 min	Inner	$800,000	$600
🏢 Downtown Business/financial core, urban towers...	15 min	Inner	$1,250,000	$1119
🏖️ South Boston Southie – strong identity, beach...	15 min	Inner	$899,000	$810
🎸 Allston Student, grungy, nightlife...	15 min	Inner	$462,161	$625
🎭 Roxbury Cultural core, actively changing...	15 min	Inner	$899,999	$513
🏘️ Brighton More stable than Allston, condo-heavy...	18 min	Inner	$849,500	$780
🌳 Jamaica Plain Green, progressive, community-driven...	20 min	Inner	$669,000	$535
🏘️ Dorchester Huge, very varied by sub-area...	20 min	Inner	$799,000	$384
🏗️ Everett Urban grit meets casino development and massive po...	20 min	Inner	$575,000	$405
🎓 Cambridge Where MIT nerds and Harvard snobs reluctantly shar...	21 min	Outer	$1,018,000	$920
🌷 Roslindale Garden-suburb, village square...	22 min	Outer	$702,500	$479
💰 Weston Where billionaires go to hide from millionaires...	22 min	Outer	$2,150,000	$605
🏡 Melrose Victorian village charm with Orange Line proximity...	22 min	Outer	$825,000	$490
🚇 Brookline Brooklyn of Boston but you'll pay Manhattan prices...	23 min	Outer	$1,025,000	$777
🏭 Waltham Where the Industrial Revolution started and tech b...	23 min	Outer	$778,750	$445
🌊 Watertown Armenian food paradise that's secretly convenient ...	24 min	Outer	$805,000	$540
💎 Wellesley Where every house has a wine cellar and every kid ...	24 min	Outer	$1,866,000	$750
🏢 Woburn Working-class north with I-93 access and honest pr...	24 min	Outer	$719,000	$415
🎯 Lexington Where the Revolution started and every kid goes to...	25 min	Outer	$1,490,000	$620
🌳 Newton Thirteen villages, one ridiculously good school sy...	25 min	Outer	$1,771,250	$650
🏡 Mattapan Quiet, suburban inside city...	25 min	Outer	$1,047,000	$356
🏡 West Roxbury Most suburban part of Boston...	25 min	Outer	$894,500	$508
🔒 Belmont So safe they call it "Town of Homes" not "Town of ...	26 min	Outer	$1,369,000	$600
🚆 Reading Commuter rail gem with solid schools at Winchester...	26 min	Outer	$845,000	$470
🏛️ Winchester Suburban perfection where every house has a golden...	27 min	Outer	$1,257,758	$580
🏡 Arlington Not quite Cambridge prices, almost Cambridge schoo...	27 min	Outer	$1,011,000	$550
🍝 Medford Italian grandmas and Tufts students living in harm...	27 min	Outer	$823,500	$495
🚆 Westwood Top-20 schools plus elite commuter rail at 30% off...	27 min	Outer	$1,285,000	$344
🏡 Wakefield North of Boston value with surprisingly good schoo...	27 min	Outer	$775,000	$425
🎨 Somerville Brooklyn of Boston but cheaper (for now)...	28 min	Outer	$1,050,000	$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Needham Family-friendly without the snobbery of Wellesley...	28 min	Outer	$1,588,333	$600
🛍️ Natick Where everyone goes to the mall but pretends they ...	28 min	Outer	$820,000	$343
🔮 Salem Witch trials, waterfront, and way more character t...	28 min	Outer	$592,475	$410
🚂 Framingham MetroWest hub where malls meet commuter rail conve...	28 min	Outer	$639,138	$425
🏛️ Milton Elite schools at 25% discount - Blue Hills access,...	28 min	Outer	$1,000,000	$494
🏪 Peabody North Shore value with leather history and mall sp...	28 min	Outer	$638,500	$395
🍕 Stoneham Italian grandmas and affordable north living in ha...	28 min	Outer	$740,500	$430
💼 Burlington Route 128 tech corridor—suburban office parks meet...	28 min	Outer	$825,000	$445
🌳 Lynnfield Quiet excellence north of Boston—top schools witho...	28 min	Outer	$875,000	$455
✈️ Bedford Hanscom Air Force Base area with tech workers and ...	28 min	Outer	$1,168,454	$580
🏘️ Medway Historic MetroWest gem with strong schools and com...	29 min	Outer	$725,000	$350
🛍️ Dedham Where Route 1 meets Legacy Place and families find...	29 min	Outer	$746,000	$420
🌲 Hyde Park Farthest out, spacious, diverse...	30 min	Outer	$779,000	$457
🚇 Braintree South Shore with Red Line access and mall therapy...	30 min	Outer	$658,750	$425
🌳 Norwell Affluent inland South Shore with explosive growth...	30 min	Outer	$1,125,000	$470
🏡 Hanover Solid suburban balance of affordability and qualit...	30 min	Outer	$775,000	$407
🌍 Randolph South Shore diversity hub—most diverse town in Mas...	30 min	Outer	$625,000	$250
🏭 Billerica Route 3 corridor value with growing tech presence...	31 min	Outer	$618,257	$380
⛵ Hingham South Shore's answer to the North Shore's snobbery...	32 min	Outer	$1,211,250	$450
🌊 Lynn Lynn, Lynn, the city of... actually it's getting b...	32 min	Outer	$572,250	$375
💰 Rockland Best South Shore value with strong appreciation...	32 min	Outer	$508,000	$356
🏘️ Abington Working-class family town with growing diversity...	32 min	Outer	$565,000	$395
🎓 Andover Phillips Academy prestige meets North Shore sophis...	32 min	Outer	$1,200,000	$485
🏫 Canton South Shore family hub with solid schools and subu...	32 min	Outer	$875,000	$455
🚀 Wilmington The sleeping giant awakens—half the price of Winch...	32 min	Outer	$765,000	$431
🏞️ North Reading Small-town New England charm with lakes and afford...	32 min	Outer	$795,000	$435
🥟 Quincy City of Presidents with the best dim sum north of ...	33 min	Outer	$656,250	$452
🚂 Walpole Value alternative to elite suburbs with A- schools...	33 min	Outer	$740,000	$420
🏖️ Weymouth Most affordable South Shore access to Boston Harbo...	33 min	Outer	$620,000	$410
🚆 Norwood South suburban value with surprising commuter rail...	33 min	Outer	$675,000	$395
🍊 Malden Orange Line diversity with urban grit and good bon...	34 min	Outer	$705,000	$425
🏖️ Revere Blue Line beach town where Boston dreams meet real...	35 min	Outer	$650,000	$398
🌎 Chelsea The densest diversity in Massachusetts at bargain ...	35 min	Outer	$554,375	$385
🦞 Marshfield Historic coastal town with amazing beaches and din...	35 min	Outer	$1,120,000	$467
🌲 Pembroke Quiet residential neighborhoods on large lots...	35 min	Outer	$620,000	$387
⛵ Marblehead Old money sailing town where your boat matters mor...	35 min	Outer	$1,100,000	$525
🌈 Sharon Diverse South Shore suburb where everyone gets alo...	35 min	Outer	$850,000	$465
🏘️ Wayland MetroWest's family favorite—Lexington schools with...	35 min	Outer	$1,400,000	$510
🏖️ Swampscott North Shore beach access without Marblehead's pret...	35 min	Outer	$850,000	$480
🐴 Dover Ultra-exclusive horse country—where privacy costs ...	35 min	Outer	$2,400,000	$550
🎓 Chelmsford Premium education at value pricing—Newton-caliber ...	35 min	Outer	$920,000	$280
🏭 Danvers Historic North Shore value—Route 1 corridor access...	35 min	Outer	$625,000	$245
🚂 Stoughton South Shore commuter town—affordable family living...	35 min	Outer	$600,000	$240
📚 Concord Thoreau wrote Walden here, now tech execs pretend ...	38 min	Outer	$1,945,000	$405
🚆 Kingston Historic South Shore with direct commuter rail...	38 min	Outer	$525,000	$368
🚉 Hanson Quiet inland value with commuter rail access...	38 min	Outer	$570,000	$399
🌲 Sudbury Rural luxury—where tech money buys horses and acre...	38 min	Outer	$1,500,000	$465
🏭 North Andover Andover's more affordable sibling with good school...	38 min	Outer	$750,000	$346
🏛️ Medfield Southwest charmer with top schools and historic do...	38 min	Outer	$950,000	$460
⚓ Scituate Quintessential New England coastal charm with top ...	40 min	Outer	$892,000	$465
💎 Cohasset Elite South Shore seaside village with stunning oc...	40 min	Outer	$1,404,000	$585
🎓 Duxbury South Shore's best-kept secret with exceptional sc...	40 min	Outer	$1,050,000	$438
🍂 Acton MetroWest's best-kept secret—excellent schools in ...	40 min	Outer	$950,000	$475
🦌 Sherborn Dover's partner in rural luxury—horse farms and to...	40 min	Outer	$1,350,000	$495
🚛 Tewksbury Route 495 value corridor—growing tech hub with fam...	40 min	Outer	$675,000	$260
🌲 Holliston Quiet MetroWest value with good schools and small-...	42 min	Outer	$725,000	$395
💻 Westford Tech corridor excellence—Route 495 meets apple orc...	42 min	Outer	$825,000	$425
🏙️ Brockton The "City of Champions" where affordability meets ...	45 min	Outer	$450,000	$285
⛵ Plymouth Historic Pilgrim settlement with upscale amenities...	45 min	Outer	$825,000	$433
🚂 Franklin Growing MetroWest hub with commuter rail and new d...	45 min	Outer	$675,000	$385
🏃 Hopkinton Boston Marathon starts here—runners, schools, and ...	45 min	Outer	$925,000	$430
🚆 Westborough MetroWest hub with commuter rail and central locat...	45 min	Outer	$725,000	$405
🏘️ Northborough Worcester corridor value with solid schools and co...	45 min	Outer	$775,000	$410
🚂 Ashland MetroWest commuter rail access with small-town cha...	45 min	Outer	$593,807	$420
🎓 Boxborough Where Acton-Boxborough schools meet actual afforda...	45 min	Outer	$1,032,250	$350
🏖️ Beverly North Shore commuter rail hub with coastal access ...	49 min	Exurbs	$830,287	$450
🏝️ Hull Peninsula beach resort with famous Nantasket Beach...	50 min	Exurbs	$632,000	$420
🍎 Harvard Rural escape—apple orchards and conservation land ...	50 min	Exurbs	$875,000	$420
🦞 Gloucester North Shore fishing heritage with coastal charm an...	50 min	Exurbs	$594,262	$420
🦌 Groton Exurban elite—where $795K buys 2+ acres and $166K ...	50 min	Exurbs	$795,000	$320
⛵ Manchester-by-the-Sea Luxury North Shore coastal with exclusive communit...	50 min	Exurbs	$1,688,000	$850
🌾 Norfolk MetroWest suburb where King Philip schools meet co...	50 min	Exurbs	$882,500	$334
🌲 Groveland Merrimack River town where $825K still buys space...	55 min	Exurbs	$825,000	$332
🌳 Rehoboth Where Massachusetts still feels like farmland...	65 min	Exurbs	$889,000	$312
⚓ New Bedford The Whaling City—gritty, authentic, and finally co...	70 min	Exurbs	$862,500	$230

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