As a charmingly compact, culture-rich college town with a heaping supply of good-paying jobs and easy access to both ocean and mountains, you might think Boston is a great place to live. And it is! The problem is that everyone else seems to think so, too. But don’t worry; there are plenty of New England cities that have all the charm of Boston with a cheaper pricetag. Housing prices in Boston have risen 73 percent in the past decade.
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