{"id":22618,"date":"2019-05-21T14:37:33","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T12:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/blog\/?p=22618"},"modified":"2026-03-20T10:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T07:46:09","slug":"top-10-best-commuter-cities-near-boston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/blog\/top-10-best-commuter-cities-near-boston\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Best Commuter Towns Near Boston"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to a study<\/a> conducted by INRIX, Boston is the 14th<\/sup> most congested city in the world, ahead of Istanbul and just behind D.C. Those driving into Boston spend around 60 hours<\/a> stuck in traffic yearly, with I-93 southbound from Albany Street to Furnace Brook Parkway being the most congested stretch of road. Furthermore, the mounting pressure on an aging mass transit infrastructure means that commuters by train or bus have also seen their travel times increase.<\/p>\n

Finding that sweet spot between housing affordability and a reasonable commute time can be complicated, so we set out to compile a list of the 10 most attractive cities for those working in Boston<\/a>. We\u2019ve compared commuting times, housing costs, schooling and crime rates for several locations in the Greater Boston area. In our methodology<\/a>, we emphasized the importance of shorter travelling times (40% of the total score) and home affordability (30% of the total).<\/p>\n

Under 30-Minute Commutes into Boston From These 10 Towns<\/h2>\n

For the cities that made our list, commuting times were anywhere between 14 to 39 minutes, with an average of 27 minutes.<\/p>\n

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