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Top Places to Live in Greater Boston 2025: Every City and Town Within I-495, Ranked

Our data-driven (and sure to be debated) ranking of 141 cities and towns in Greater Boston.


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How a Long-Ago Fire Transformed This Quincy Colonial into a Harbor Dream Home

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The Top 15 Places to Live in Greater Boston for 2025

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A Jamaica Plain Victorian Gets an Art-Inspired New Look


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Designer Nancy Hill Transforms a Weston Living Room

A living room overrides its neutral origins with jewel tones and sumptuous fabrics.

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A Historic Chestnut Hill Home Gets a Timeless Transformation

Stephanie Freeman brings modernity and easy living appeal to a manor-meets-Tudor-style home without overtaking its intrinsic nature.

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How a Fire Transformed This Quincy Colonial into a Harbor Dream Home

A Squantum house with a spectacular skyline view is fine-tuned to suit Gary Ritacco and Michael Hunter’s next adventure.

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Set Sail in Style on a Houseboat in Maine’s Kennebunk River

Iconic coastal landmark White Barn Inn unveils its newest luxury accommodations on a distinctively designed houseboat.

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Welcome to the Pennyweight Hotel, Where Modern Style Meets the Historic West End

The 112-room boutique spot leans in to local history with a contemporary spin and innovative art.

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Global Meets Local at Lifestyle Home Store Mélange in Kennebunk

Daher Interior Design mixes global with local at its new retail outpost, Mélange, in Kennebunk, Maine.


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View the Winter 2025 Issue of Boston Home

View the Winter 2025 Issue of Boston Home

On the Market around Boston and Beyond

On the Market around Boston and Beyond

All the prettiest, most glamorous homes for sale in New England.


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Six Art and Design Books for Your Spring 2025 Reading List

Aerin Lauder’s life among beautiful blooms, weaving through the style of Nantucket looms, a look at the legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright, and more.

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Boston Painter Carlos Santiago Transforms Supermarket Flowers into Fine Art

This hairstylist by day, Jamaica Plain artist by night creates vibrant floral pieces from thrift-store finds.

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Old Meets New in this Newton Family’s Home Renovation

Sophistication marries playfulness in the revival of a 19th-century Newton home.

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A 1740s Weston Farmhouse Gets a Vivid Transformation

Offbeat color combinations and plenty of pattern provide a fresh backdrop for family furnishings and a sprinkling of new in a carefully expanded 18th-century Massachusetts home.

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Stephanie Terfloth Wagner Designs For Timeless Harmony

Standout textiles inform schemes that balance old and new for a color-loving couple in the South End.

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The 100 Best Buildings in Boston

The 100 Best Buildings in Boston

Behold the city’s architectural treasures—according to us.

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Top Places to Live 2024


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This Woods Hole Sanctuary Has a Room Under the Stairs

Childhood memories inspired this Cape Cod retreat, where Nordic design meets New England tradition.

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A Jamaica Plain Home Gets an Art-Inspired New Look

Taking cues from their art collection, Rene Rodriguez and Jerry Slater decided to overhaul their longtime home’s interior with glorious results.

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The Top 15 Places to Live in Greater Boston for 2025

The top-performing Greater Boston communities in our comprehensive, debate-worthy ranking of 141 cities and towns.

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Spring Blooms Inspire Hope and Color After Winter’s Chill

After the long winter, spring’s earliest florals inspire hopeful anticipation for the bright, warmer months ahead.

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