urbie

Cool... that and the fact that the train also stops at Back Bay. In a previous life ('86-87), I worked at the Pru. The commute time you describe is roughly comparable with what I've had, at times. Might work! Urb

Where do you work, and when do you go in and out? I'm just trying to pencil in ideas for how far up towards Boston might be feasible as far as work goes, from Providence (assuming I commute by car -- the ideal would be to go by train, but that depends on getting a job near South Station!). Urb

How bad does traffic tend to be on Rte. 95 at rush hour, if you live in PVD and work in, say, Waltham?

Meg's husband here... Thanks for the advice! The only caveat is that I'm not sure where her "under 500K" figure came from -- I'd put our upper limit at least 150K below that, which obviously limits our options... but you've given us some ideas. I grew up in the Boston area (specifically, Wayland, MA -- not to be confused with Wayland Square!), went to college in Worcester, then lived in Jamaica Plain and Roslindale for a couple of years, before moving out to Hudson, then points west. We're looking to come back east, but Boston is ridiculous now, so we're trying to find other options. I'm working on getting a degree in accounting, and am going to look for a job in either Providence or Boston (now that you can take commuter rail there from PVD), or somewhere in between. At least that's Plan A. Thanks for your help! Urb