Towns and neighborhoods
129 towns in seven regions, tracked every month. Find yours.
Every town page gives the same facts in the same order: median prices from our latest report, the estimated monthly cost, the property tax rate, commute options, and links to public school, safety and water data.
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Best towns near Boston
Compare 129 towns by price, transit and taxes.
Affordable towns near Boston
Lynn, Revere, Everett, Saugus, Malden, Peabody and Woburn side by side.
Town and neighborhood pages
Every town we track has its own page, listed below by region. In Boston, see our Back Bay neighborhood guide.
Greater Boston
North Shore
Metro West
Northwest Suburbs
Merrimack Valley
Southwest Suburbs
South Shore
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Questions this page answers
Which towns does Team Brusil cover?
Boston and 128 other Eastern Massachusetts towns in seven regions: Greater Boston, the North Shore, Metro West, the Northwest Suburbs, the Merrimack Valley, the Southwest Suburbs and the South Shore. The full list is on this page.
Is [town] a good place to live?
That depends on what you need. Each town page gives the facts side by side: prices, monthly cost, property tax rate, commute options, and links to public school and safety data, so you can compare towns on your own terms.
Is [town] safe?
We link to official crime data from the town and the state on every town page rather than labeling towns ourselves. Fair housing rules keep agents from steering buyers toward or away from areas, and the source data is more useful anyway.
What are the most affordable towns near Boston?
Our monthly Affordability List ranks the 10 lowest median single-family prices among the 129 towns we track. See the current Affordability List and our guide to affordable towns near Boston.