Boston, MA

East Boston

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$349K - $4.6M
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191 homes
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$870 - $11.89K
For Rent on Trulia:
768 homes
To Downtown Boston:
11 minutes
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What Locals Say about East Boston

At least 554 Trulia users voted on each feature.

  • 89 % Say there are sidewalks

  • 82 % Say it's walkable to restaurants

  • 80 % Say it's dog friendly

  • 78 % Say it's walkable to grocery stores

  • 75 % Say streets are well-lit

  • 63 % Say kids play outside

  • 62 % Say people would walk alone at night

  • 57 % Say there's holiday spirit

  • 56 % Say they plan to stay for at least 5 years

  • 49 % Say neighbors are friendly

  • 49 % Say yards are well-kept

  • 43 % Say parking is easy

  • 42 % Say there's wildlife

  • 39 % Say car is needed

  • 39 % Say it's quiet

  • 36 % Say there are community events

Sourced by Trulia users. Learn more about our methodology.
  • AJ Castellucci
    "Very easy to get to the subway! It’s very easy to get around Boston via public transportation or walking. "
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  • Danielle Sparks
    "Super dog friendly area, dogs EVERYWHERE but the sidewalks are still clean and people pick up after their dogs"
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  • Jennifer Espinal
    "Greenway is close by . Cute neighborhood. Lots of people with dogs . Dog parks and walking trails close by "
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  • Trulia User
    "Very good restaurant and accessible train, bus and ship transportation, awesome views and very nice park over there "
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  • Soniamoriv
    "They can visit and walk around this places because is very beautiful, ande near the city, I recommend Parks, beach, downtown landscape, train station and buses, library and airport. Also ride a bicycle through the different parks because these are safe since they have their own roads, and in these there are many things to see such as birds, the city on the other side of the canal or the beach and and also boats, in addition to being able go on the ferry to the other side to the city of Boston because it is not very expensive so it is fun and entertaining"
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  • Trulia User
    "a nice place to have dog there are many parks although the Nice’s ones don’t allow dogs but there are a couple dog parks you can take them "
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  • Trulia User
    "Small, knit community, with a lot of charm. I love having views of the city, with the calmness of east Boston. Lovely neighborhood"
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  • Trulia User
    "Great Space for walking dogs fresh breeze by the ocean and most dog owners pick up after their dogs makes it a nice clean space "
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  • Trulia User
    "East Boston is a nice place to live. There is a lot of noise on busy streets and a lot of litter. however most people a very nice, and there is great food. "
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  • Trulia User
    "no parking big problem with the snow. noisy, Logan Airport is 5 minutes oway good for traveling not for leaving here because of the traffic. also east Boston only has 7 ways in and out. 2 tunnels that some times close for maintenance, 2 bridges that go up all the time for boats you have to wait 15 to 30 minutes for the bridges to go down, travel out or in by plane, or ferry, or 145 or 1A. "
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  • Trulia User
    "I just moved here so I’m still learning! So far the parks are very well kept and the streets are clean. "
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  • Trulia User
    "I live next to Bremen park location is great for they kids water fonten play áreas bery pleney.place "
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  • Trulia User
    "It’s super diverse, the restaurants are great, and it’s one of the last true remaining neighborhoods in Boston. "
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  • Trulia User
    "My daily weekday commute into The Longwood area of Boston from East Boston was usually 35-45 minutes each way."
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  • Dawnwesley1950
    "It's cool and business minded everyone around minds there business and no trouble finding I just love everything about the neighborhood "
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  • Trulia User
    "Neighbors are great and environment is friendly!! Great place to live! "
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  • Trulia User
    "Dog owners do are not attentive to their dogs when walking them. Dogs will sometimes reach out to surroundings, people, and other pets because owner will let them. "
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  • Trulia User
    "Yes. There are many dog owners. People are respectful. Lots of parks and places to walk along the harbor. "
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  • Trulia User
    "Nothing - no events at least. But close to train, close to downtown, close to highway and airport, close to waterfront parks with beautiful views. Good commuter spot"
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  • Trulia User
    "Family oriented are with many parks around each neighborhood. People like to walk their dogs and run as well. I really like living in East Boston. "
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  • Trulia User
    "Great place to walk the dog with lots of water front parks for them to poop..........................."
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  • Trulia User
    "Great parks, food and transportation. The community is tight knit. Everyone really looks out for one another. "
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  • Trulia User
    "I have lived in Eastie for 7 years and love it. The restaurants and bakeries are amazing. It’s very family friendly and the parks are beautiful. Yes there are gritty areas but it’s a city. Also Eastie has hands down the best views in Boston and the blue line is always on time and super clean. "
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  • Trulia User
    "There’s a great mix of new and old just a short trip from downtown. Still feels like one of the last undiscovered (or at least less-thought-of) neighborhoods of Boston."
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  • Karamarie D.
    "There’s a dog park in the city. Ofcourse you have to walk your dog where not many places have yards ! Postive there are plenty of dogs in the neighborhoods "
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  • Natascha.beth
    "The View of the Boston Skyline and the diversity of people. Besides people here are extremely dog friendly."
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  • Rachel S.
    "Nice bike bath that goes through all of East Boston to the Constitution Beach. One main grocery store. "
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  • Jeffrey B.
    "It’s a quiet and relaxed neighborhood. Definitely a beautiful environment to raise kids. Parks are available and the beach is a nice place to relax for families."
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  • Thathausa
    "Great city , everything is so near our house . East Boston is being one of the greats city around Boston ."
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  • Alejandra L.
    "Commuting from this area is very easy! There are also lots of small grocery stores and diverse restaurants within walking distance! I love the community feel here. "
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  • Evelyn S.
    "Super convenient! There is always either a bus around or a train station close by. Even if I don’t use a bus, from where I live I am able to walk to the closest train station and it is a good walk. "
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  • Walkwrythym
    "I’ve lived in this area for over 35 years n for young adults, kids,married couples etc it’s a safe area for living in a growing community. Many activities for all and has a YMCA within a few blocks where you can also swim,walk,roller blade n more. Piers Park is within minutes n you can learn to sail w other activities. City living is exciting n never a dull moment. "
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  • Anthony S. .
    "Theres alot playgrounds in East Boston thats for sure and schools too. Theres also affordable daycares . "
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  • Ryan A.
    "Health fares, farmers markets in the summer. Community park, boston harbor walk. Grocery stores. Schools. "
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  • Nathaniel G. E.
    "Good because I work out of the airport. I wish the blue and red lines connected though otherwise it’s a decent commute into the city but it is the busiest of all the train lines. "
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  • Sheldapowe
    "Over populated, lots of traffic hard to commute in and out of the city on rail basis ! Resident parking is very much needed in this town of East boston"
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  • Thompsonvou
    "Could not ask for a better commute. 2 min walk to the T, 1 stop on the blue line. Door to door 10-20min. "
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  • Gutytug
    "Everything we need is around here restaurants, shopping stores, easy access to transportation, parks, church’s !!!"
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  • Fabiola V.
    "We have movie nights! The library also has a lot of great events for the family and community. Halloween is very safe and fun. "
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  • Laura B.
    "Every summer, we have Eastie Pride Day in Piers Park, which is an incredibly beautiful park on Boston Harbor. Eastie Pride Day celebrates all things that are great about East Boston - the culture, the different people, the food, etc. It’s a special place."
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