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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Visited family here and am kind of in love. I am a writer (hobby) and would love to set a mystery/thriller here. There's a very busy high street, tons of lakes and parks, old Victorian houses, a huge hill with views of Boston, and all sorts of weird little indie shops and restaurants.

My question is - anyone know the town well? What is the overall climate/vibe/feel? My relatives whom I visited are elderly and doubtfully plugged into my demographic (parent with young children). It just seems idyllic and sort of like Cabot Cove from Murder, She Wrote.

MA natives or Arlingtonite residents, would love some insights!!!!![/quote]

It's very liberal, everyone and their mother has a PhD from Harvard or MIT (but people tend to not brag about it like they do in DC), lots of people are outdoorsy and into biking (it's hard not to be, there are many gorgeous and convenient bike trails there). There is a good spread age-wise from older folks to young families with kids, as well as DINKs who are priced out of Cambridge. Lots of local businesses still thrive in the commercial centers. And it's not completely gentrified/bougie like Newton or Lexington, you still have some old-school New England charm from the townies living in triple deckers. It's not as diverse racially as Cambridge or Somerville but better than Belmont, Lexington, the other expensive suburbs etc.

Glad you liked it here OP. For me, it's paradise and I feel fortunate I can raise my kids here.

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We left 10 years ago because the cost of housing/quality of housing stock was so poor (our apt was gross).  Honestly, the traffic sucked too.  But other than that, its fantastic.  We had no yard but there were 7 playgrounds in walking distance including Spy Pond along the bike path.  Our neighborhood was full of two family houses, and mixed in terms of old townies and young families (i think it had the oldest age of first time mothers in the state...so "youngish" families) with some DINKS and younger singles living with roommates.  We joked that we came from the wrong side of the tracks because my kids' friends' parents were all PhDs.  Many were from Europe or Asia, and came over to Harvard or MIT for graduate school and were now in biotech or teaching (at Harvard or MIT!).  It was just a nice town.[/quote]

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