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Re:The Middle Class Can't Afford to Live in Cities Anymore by jghn on Saturday December 31, 2016 @12:23PM (#13291970)
I think they're counting Somerville and similar locales as part of the urban core. By that metric though places like Mattapan should also be part of the urban core and are a lot more affordable.
Re:The Middle Class Can't Afford to Live in Cities Anymore by ghaff on Saturday December 31, 2016 @12:33PM (#13292031)
Somerville is more accessible to both Cambridge and downtownish Boston where a lot of the professional jobs are than somewhere like Mattapan. But to your broader point, yes, there are certainly parts of the City of Boston that are considerably cheaper albeit less desirable from housing stock, safety, environment, etc. perspectives.