Dedham, MA

Oakdale

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Neighborhood Overview

Buy:
$699K - $1.35M
For Sale on Trulia:
7 homes
Rent:
$1.9K - $4.07K
For Rent on Trulia:
23 homes
To Downtown Boston:
31 minutes
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What Locals Say about Oakdale

At least 42 Trulia users voted on each feature.

  • 90 % Say it's dog friendly

  • 88 % Say parking is easy

  • 86 % Say car is needed

  • 85 % Say there's holiday spirit

  • 85 % Say there are sidewalks

  • 80 % Say yards are well-kept

  • 77 % Say people would walk alone at night

  • 75 % Say it's quiet

  • 64 % Say streets are well-lit

  • 58 % Say there's wildlife

  • 56 % Say it's walkable to restaurants

  • 55 % Say it's walkable to grocery stores

  • 55 % Say kids play outside

  • 54 % Say they plan to stay for at least 5 years

  • 50 % Say neighbors are friendly

  • 43 % Say there are community events

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  • Alisonbarnett8
    "Legacy Place is next door as well as the commuter rail. The complex we live in has several events around the holidays. "
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  • Eileen M. B.
    "Best recreation department and friendly people. Very walkable with nice parks and open space. A commuters dream."
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  • Jon S.
    "Dedham is close to highways and public transportation. It has new elementary and middle schools but taxes are rather high. "
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  • Eileenmurraybrooks
    "I work in a home office so I don’t have a commute, that being said commuting downtown is very easy on the train. "
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  • Eileenmurraybrooks
    "The commute is much easier than other places because it is within the route 95 belt. You don’t have to go on a highway to get into Boston. "
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  • Eileen M. B.
    "I work 15 minutes from here now by car, but for years I commuted to the Prudential tower downtown and it was a very easy and pleasant commute on the commuter rail. "
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  • Eileen B.
    "Oakdale is a wonderful neighborhood located close the the center, library, Endicott Estate (summer concerts, etc.) commuter rail and more. Best decision to buy here. Great shopping and restaurants."
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  • Clarissa
    "Safe neighborhood, difficult to walk/bike around with traffic. Lots of community events and groups to become involved in. "
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  • Benosebey
    "I've lived here for 12years now, great neighborhood, some people are great others not so much. great schools around here, there are some great places to visit/shop and eat."
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  • Caren B.
    "I like the side streets where I walk my dog, but it is hard to cross the main roads."
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  • Caren B.
    "I walk around my neighborhood all of the time."
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  • Caren B.
    "There is an Oakdale Alliance and they offer events to get the neighborhood together that has events throughout the year."
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  • Caren B.
    "There is a great school and a lot of kids in the area."
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  • Gabby C.
    "They would like the dog friendly park. There are also a few trails in Dedham that you can walk on. The sidewalks are nicely done as well, so that makes it easier for people and pets to walk."
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  • Gabby C.
    "I don't have a car. It's pretty easy to get to places I need to by walking, though. Pretty much everything is within walking distance. Traffic is usually not too bad. Sometimes it can get annoying though."
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  • Gabby C.
    "There are so many things to do! We have so many stores and little shops."
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  • Gabby C.
    "It's pretty safe and family friendly. The schools and extra curricular activities are really good and well planned. The teachers work really hard and are great at what they do."
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  • Harlee O.
    "They would like everything because it is a perfect place to have a dog."
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  • Harlee O.
    "It is easy and fast to get anywhere you want to go in Dedham."
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  • Harlee O.
    "The people make it a fun and loving environment."
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  • Harlee O.
    "It is a very safe place for kids to roam freely."
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  • Roma
    "Great family friendly neighborhood with great access to shops, entertainment and public transport for commuting. Great Curb appeal Beautiful Period home"
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  • Johnrh1958
    "Really nice quiet neighborhood. well maintained. walk to commuter rail. Friendly."
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  • dsr
    "Handy to everything, walk to commuter rail, 20 min drive to Boston Common, 5 min to 128...walk to all schools...quiet, trees all over, beautiful churches and classic NE architecture (and variety!)...nice mix of old and young people, small shops nearby, quiet and safe...and unpretentious!"
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