What's your list of the best places to live?
OK, you can pick Bermuda if you want, but I am thinking much more locally, such as Greater Boston.
My inspiration on this chilly but bright Monday morning comes from CNN Money's list of the top 100 places to live.
There are five Boston area towns on the list - thanks to Banker & Tradesman for pointing this out. Milton is No. 2 on the CNN Money list, followed by, in no particular order, Sharon, Acton, Chelmsford and Easton.
All fine towns, but reading the descriptions, it's hard not to have the sneaking suspicion that these communities were simply drawn out of a hat.
Frankly, some of the write-ups are positively inane. Check this one out for Sharon.
Halfway between Boston and Providence, R.I., Sharon was settled way back in 1673; a church in town has a bell made by Paul Revere. It has long been a popular summer destination thanks to Lake Massapoag, which draws swimmers and boaters. For a small town, Sharon is diverse, with many institutions serving the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim communities. While there aren?t many jobs in town, residents who wish to commute to Boston have easy access via commuter rail.
Here's another one - Acton apparently "feels very much like its own place." Couldn't you say that about pretty much any New England town?
Though it's easily accessible to Boston by commuter rail, Acton feels very much like its own place. It's a picture-perfect New England town, complete with Revolutionary War landmarks, historic homes, and lots of open space. One of Acton?s biggest draws is its progressive regional school district, which consistently ranks among the best in the state. Major area employers include IBM?s largest software campus and a branch of Cisco Systems, located in the nearby towns of Littleton and Boxborough, respectively.
Anyway, I am taking nominations now and will throw a few of mine in there as well. Let put our local real estate knowledge to work here.
Look for a top ten ranking - say the best places to live in Eastern Massachusetts - in this space next Monday morning.
