How's it living in North Reading?

[Massmailinator]

Originally Posted by bitflung

just wanted to update this:

- 2 years into home ownership in North Reading and we couldn't be happier. having Harold Parker (it's part of North Readin as well as surrounding towns) just a half mile away is great, but we usually prefer Swan Pond and/or Middleton Pond (we live near them both).

- property taxes keep going up; makes sense with all the municipal spending taking place, but it hurts. if low taxes are your thing, make sure you look into the town's spending plans and current taxes rates.

- we've got a son now; we are much more open minded about municipal spending on schools, etc than perhaps some of the older folks in town who already paid for their kids' schools to be built, etc. still, watching the rating closely it's nice to see North Reading actually besting Andover in several places. education has been a major priority by the town since shortly before we bought. we are happy for that.

Glad to hear you liked your choice!

North Reading ranked 46 in the state's top 50 last year (2014) So that is a good sign, we keep moving up!

Best Public Schools in Boston 2014

More and more people that are concerned with making this a great town move in every year. I see more school participation with parents, more community activism, involvement and running for committees.

The people moving in are here to stay and make a difference.

[Massmailinator]

Originally Posted by Massmailinator

The new high school is great, things are going well.

NRMS Construction Update 12/19/14 - geofsimons

Talk of getting off local water, and moving to MWRA, by 2019, which will lead to sewer in some parts of town most likely main street, which needs it.

Oh and here is a video with a drone of the old and new school campus.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxodsesOcmo

[Massmailinator]

And as far as statistical ranking, based on income, crime, unemployment, etc.

North Reading ranked number 39 out of 223 cities and towns in Massachusetts as best places to live.

These Are The 10 Best Places To Live In Massachusetts - HomeSnacks

Here’s a complete list of the best cities in Massachusetts
City Population Worst Score Rank
Weston 11,430 33.58 1
Concord 18,081 37.17 2
Wayland 13,041 39.17 3
Lexington 31,527 41.08 4
Bedford 13,407 42.08 5
Lincoln 6,442 43.75 6
Wellesley 28,188 45.42 7
Sudbury 17,712 46.08 8
Marblehead 19,879 49.33 9
Sharon 5,856 50.42 10
Westwood 14,616 50.83 11
Newton 85,177 52.42 12
Winchester 21,437 53.67 13
Cochituate 6,566 53.92 14
Needham 29,005 54.25 15
Reading 24,753 54.33 16
Holliston 13,668 55.75 17
Stow 6,618 55.92 18
Natick 33,071 57.25 19
Pinehurst 7,333 58.08 20
Southborough 9,745 58.33 21
Brookline 58,634 59.92 22
Westford 22,107 60.08 23
Norfolk 11,296 60.42 24
Watertown Town 32,073 61.33 25
Acton 21,977 61.58 26
Boxborough 5,017 62.42 27
Arlington 42,952 63.33 28
West Concord 6,450 64.25 29
Belmont 24,759 64.5 29
Melrose 27,043 65.25 31
Cohasset 7,756 66.42 32
Longmeadow 15,803 67.67 33
Milton 26,954 68.92 34
Medfield 6,468 69.08 35
Andover 9,029 69.25 35
Northborough 6,417 70.08 37
Cambridge 105,026 70.67 38
North Reading 14,919 71 39
Swampscott 13,823 71 39
Hamilton 7,942 73.17 41
Chelmsford 33,931 73.42 42
Newburyport 17,460 73.42 43
Manchester-By-The-Sea 5,158 73.5 44
Waltham 60,836 74 45
Burlington 24,575 74.08 45
Wakefield 25,118 74.08 47
Medway 12,742 74.17 47
Ashland 16,587 74.92 49
Harvard 6,505 75 50
Somerville 75,974 76.42 50
Franklin Town 31,760 77.33 52
Canton 21,596 78 53
Billerica 40,479 78.42 54
Shrewsbury 35,583 79 55
Hingham 5,427 80.33 56
Littleton 8,934 80.42 57
Medford 56,255 80.42 58
North Andover 28,114 82.83 59
Groveland 6,530 83.83 60
Norwood 28,580 83.92 61
Dedham 24,716 84.75 62
Walpole 6,187 85.08 63
Hanover 13,902 85.33 64
Newbury 6,686 85.33 64
Lynnfield 11,628 85.67 66
Maynard 10,151 85.92 67
Upton 7,485 86.33 68
Upton 7,485 86.33 69
Wilmington 22,392 86.33 70
Framingham 68,689 86.92 71
Georgetown 8,203 87.08 71
Middleton 8,992 88.5 73
Norwell 10,501 90.08 74
Easton 23,220 90.67 74
Woburn 38,231 90.75 76
Braintree Town 35,731 91.5 76
Millis 7,905 92.33 78
Stoneham 21,414 93.42 79
Merrimac 6,368 94.33 80
Hudson 15,056 95.67 81
Amherst 38,399 96.08 82
Winthrop Town 17,584 96.58 83
Mendon 5,827 96.92 84
Dracut 29,573 97.75 85
North Attleborough 28,673 98.33 86
North Scituate 5,475 99.83 87
Wrentham 10,960 100 88
Tyngsborough 11,484 100.17 88
Marlborough 38,491 100.92 90
Tewksbury 29,109 101 91
Holden 17,361 102.5 92
Malden 59,388 104.08 93
Berkley 6,411 105.75 94
Danvers 26,568 105.75 95
Mansfield 23,191 105.83 96
East Longmeadow 15,710 105.83 97
Grafton 17,692 106 97
Foxborough 5,524 106.58 99
Weymouth Town 53,933 108.33 100
Boston 619,662 108.42 101
Quincy 92,078 108.75 102
Scituate 5,405 110.5 102
Sutton 8,964 110.92 104
Norton 19,123 111.08 105
Southampton 5,828 111.25 106
Beverly 39,748 112.42 107
Nantucket 7,780 113.5 108
Deerfield 5,107 113.75 109
Deerfield 5,107 113.75 110
Rockport 5,095 114.08 111
Sterling 7,808 114.5 112
Easthampton Town 16,030 114.75 113
Salem 41,641 115.5 114
Uxbridge 13,382 116.58 115
Hampden 5,132 116.67 116
Peabody 51,215 116.75 117
Lancaster 7,935 117 117
Rehoboth 11,570 117.33 119
Hull 10,342 117.67 120
Amherst Center 19,330 117.92 121
Stoughton 27,249 118.75 122
North Amherst 7,611 118.92 123
West Bridgewater 6,907 119.08 124
Saugus 26,761 119.5 125
Clinton 7,685 119.67 126
Rochester 5,229 119.83 127
Milford 25,549 120.33 128
Dighton 7,055 120.83 129
Northampton 28,642 120.83 130
Agawam Town 28,476 121.83 131
West Boylston 7,697 121.92 131
Plainville 8,278 122.08 133
Charlton 12,947 123.33 134
Mattapoisett 6,070 123.42 135
Pembroke 17,831 124.58 136
Mansfield Center 8,288 125.17 137
East Falmouth 5,662 125.58 138
Douglas 8,432 125.75 139
East Bridgewater 13,794 125.92 140
Amesbury Town 16,344 126.33 141
Everett 41,621 126.58 142
Harwich 12,253 126.67 143
Hadley 5,239 127 144
Blackstone 9,030 127.33 145
Somerset 18,231 127.92 146
Yarmouth 23,820 128.17 147
Whitman 14,493 128.5 148
Southwick 9,496 129.33 149
South Yarmouth 11,651 129.5 150
Raynham 13,336 130.58 151
Randolph 32,383 132.58 152
Gloucester 28,937 133.42 153
Northbridge 15,661 134 154
Revere 51,729 134.67 154
South Hadley 17,657 134.83 156
Oxford 6,485 135.17 157
Mashpee 13,950 135.33 157
Lowell 106,739 135.75 159
Westfield 41,162 136.58 160
Barnstable Town 45,170 136.83 161
Whitinsville 6,856 137.42 162
Ludlow 21,146 137.75 163
Abington 15,930 138.5 164
Lakeville 10,674 138.83 165
Bridgewater 7,851 138.83 166
Halifax 7,524 139 166
Plymouth 7,098 139 168
Dartmouth 34,117 139.17 169
Chelsea 35,527 139.25 169
Millbury 13,270 139.92 171
Bliss Corner 6,267 140.5 172
Westminster 7,282 140.83 173
Auburn 16,221 141 174
Greenfield Town 17,543 142.92 175
Smith Mills 5,202 143.5 176
Methuen Town 47,238 143.5 177
West Yarmouth 5,732 143.5 178
Westport 15,499 143.67 179
Templeton 7,965 145.17 180
Dudley 11,401 145.33 180
Lynn 90,392 146.58 182
Carver 11,497 147.42 183
Leicester 10,988 148 183
Haverhill 60,953 148.08 185
Rockland 17,518 148.25 186
Attleboro 43,603 148.67 187
Freetown 8,867 148.83 188
Monson 8,580 149.5 189
Kingston 5,917 149.67 190
Chicopee 55,326 149.83 191
West Springfield Town 28,411 151 192
Swansea 15,911 151.42 193
Holbrook 10,789 152.83 194
Acushnet 10,302 153.92 195
Middleborough Center 6,790 154.17 195
Seekonk 13,785 154.5 197
Dalton 6,750 154.5 197
Worcester 181,473 154.75 199
Middleborough 23,037 154.92 200
Montague 8,446 155.25 201
Ashburnham 6,077 155.42 202
Adams 5,344 155.92 203
Springfield 153,278 157.5 204
Fairhaven 15,893 158.08 205
Palmer Town 12,159 159 206
Spencer 5,471 159.58 207
Webster 11,729 161.17 208
Pittsfield 44,542 161.92 208
Lawrence 76,331 162.08 208
Holyoke 39,996 163.5 211
Leominster 40,879 165.75 212
Wareham 21,928 165.75 213
Southbridge Town 16,775 166.5 214
Taunton 55,951 168.92 215
Fall River 89,049 169.75 216
New Bedford 94,952 170.67 217
Brockton 93,916 171 218
Fitchburg 40,314 172.25 219
Ware 6,030 173.67 219
Gardner 20,250 177.5 221
North Adams 13725 177.67 222
Athol 7772 177.92 223

[johngolf]

We lived in a good size home in Andover when we decided to do downsize. We bought a townhouse in North Reading. We loved North Reading. We had no children in the school system but the students I met were doing just as well as those in the Andover schools. I highly recommend North Reading and Andover.

[Massmailinator]

Saying thanks!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=47&v=Btq46D62Brg