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title: Curious as to what towns in Massachusetts are hot right now?
description: The Globe Magazine ran an article on the top 12 areas to live in MA right now. Find out if your town made the cut!
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# [Curious as to what towns in Massachusetts are hot right now?](https://www.charlesgate.com/blog/bid/12099/curious-as-to-what-towns-in-massachusetts-are-hot-right-now)
Written by [Michael DiMella](https://www.charlesgate.com/blog/author/michael-dimella) | Mar 23, 2010 4:00:00 AM
*[This is a guest post from Josh Muncey, a buyer specialist on my team here at Charlesgate Realty Group. If you have any questions, please comment below or **[contact Josh](mailto:jmuncey@charlesgaterealty.com)**].*
The Globe magazine just put together an article on the top 12 areas to live in MA right now.
Wenham beat [Jamaica Plain](http://blog.charlesgaterealty.com/boston-neighborhoods/jamaica-plain/) (#2) for the top spot. As a resident of JP, I do appreciate the area being noted as the #2 place to live in the state; however I still feel JP is the best.
Jamaica Plain has a plethora of public parks, spectacular real estate (renovated historic Victorian homes, for instance), as well as an assortment of delicious ethnic restaurants. JP offers a variety of affordable homes to multi-million dollar estates and is in close proximity to downtown Boston.
Also worth mentioning, the lovely Cambridge came in at #3. No surprise there. And downtown Boston (Beacon Hill, Back Bay, and South End) took the #8 spot. As the article says about the downtown areas, “If you can afford it, what’s not to love.” One surprise was that Brookline was all the way at #10. I know a lot of people who feel passionately about that town. Newton, a Boston suburb that is used to special accolades, did not make the cut.
Find out where your town measures up: [Click here to view the article](http://www.boston.com/realestate/gallery/top_spots_to_live_2010/)
If you would like real estate market information on any of the towns, cities, and neighborhoods on this list, please feel free to contact me at 617-905-6445 or [jmuncey@charlesgaterealty.com](mailto:%20jmuncey@charlesgaterealty.com).
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The Globe magazine just put together an article on the top 12 areas to live in MA right now.
Wenham beat [Jamaica Plain](http://blog.charlesgaterealty.com/boston-neighborhoods/jamaica-plain/) (#2) for the top spot. As a resident of JP, I do appreciate the area being noted as the #2 place to live in the state; however I still feel JP is the best.
Jamaica Plain has a plethora of public parks, spectacular real estate (renovated historic Victorian homes, for instance), as well as an assortment of delicious ethnic restaurants. JP offers a variety of affordable homes to multi-million dollar estates and is in close proximity to downtown Boston.
Also worth mentioning, the lovely Cambridge came in at #3. No surprise there. And downtown Boston (Beacon Hill, Back Bay, and South End) took the #8 spot. As the article says about the downtown areas, “If you can afford it, what’s not to love.” One surprise was that Brookline was all the way at #10. I know a lot of people who feel passionately about that town. Newton, a Boston suburb that is used to special accolades, did not make the cut.
Find out where your town measures up: [Click here to view the article](http://www.boston.com/realestate/gallery/top_spots_to_live_2010/)
If you would like real estate market information on any of the towns, cities, and neighborhoods on this list, please feel free to contact me at 617-905-6445 or [jmuncey@charlesgaterealty.com](mailto:%20jmuncey@charlesgaterealty.com).
#### **2009 Boston Condo Market Report **
#### Want to know what's really going on in the Boston real estate market with neighborhood by neighborhood trends?
[Get the 2009 Boston condo market report](http://blog.charlesgaterealty.com/2009-boston-condo-report/) sent directly to you as soon as soon as its available.
*For more information, [click here](http://blog.charlesgaterealty.com/2009-boston-condo-report/). *
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