Take that cute Victorian in one of the suburbs near Boston. Then ponder this: What might cost you $1 million in Newton might put you out $400,000 in some little town beyond the 1-495 beltway.
Are the schools in Newton or Hingham or Manchester really a half a million dollars better? A million dollars better?
Better to get into a community on the rise than overpay to get into one of the status towns. I’ll start the list with Quincy, Medford and Woburn. What are your candidates?