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Residents can stroll along pleasent neighborhood sidewalks all around the Lawrence Estates area.
Desirable sidewalk-lined Boston suburb
In the suburban town of Medford, about 7 miles northwest of downtown Boston, lies Lawrence Estates, a sought-after enclave of peaceful, leafy sidewalk-lined streets and charming vintage homes. “Lawrence Estates is one of the nicer neighborhoods in town,” says Jennifer Keenan, a longtime Medford resident and Realtor with Keller Williams Realty Boston-Northwest. “It’s a popular homes that’s easily accessible to Medford Square, either by foot or by car.” Keenan adds, “It’s a lovely spot. A lovely place to live.”
Vintage colonials of all shapes and sizes
Lawrence Estates has a mix of single-family homes, mostly built in the early-to-mid 20th century. Colonial is the predominant home style, but home seekers will also find other styles sprinkled in, including gambrel-roofed Dutch Colonials and Tudor Revivals with pitched roof-covered doorways. “The single-family homes in Lawrence Hills feel grander than houses in other parts of town. There are a lot of center entrance colonials that have a real stately feel and are solidly built,” Keenan says. “And the homes are on what we would consider large lots.” Home sizes range from 1,200 to 4,500 square feet with two to five bedrooms, and prices span from $640,000 to over $1.6 million. “When homes in Lawrence Estates go on the market, they typically sell within a week,” Keenan says. “People tend to stay in those homes for 20 years or more, so there’s not always a lot of inventory. As soon as a house hits the market, there are usually a lot of people waiting and eager to see it.”
A Colonial Revival styled home in the Lawrence Estates neighborhood of Medford, MA.
A row of traditional homes found in the Lawrence Estates neighborhood of Medford, MA.
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Highly-rated school choices
With Massachusetts’ school choice program, families can take their pick from the eight schools that make up the Medford Public Schools district, including Roberts Elementary, rated a B-minus by Niche, Andrews Middle and Medford High School, which both receive a B Niche rating and boast a student-teacher ratio of 10 to one.
For a great view of the Boston Skyline visit Wrights Tower in the Middlesex Fells Reservation.
One hundred miles of hiking trails
With nearby green spaces aplenty, Lawrence Estates is a prime spot for outdoorsy folks. One such place, Victory Park, features a playground with swings for the kids, tennis and basketball courts for the sports-minded and a path for a leisurely afternoon stroll. Serious hikers can enjoy the nearby Middlesex Fells Reservation, where they’ll find 100 miles of trails with interesting spots to stop along the way, including the rock formation known as Panther Cave and Wright’s Tower, which offers a picturesque view of Boston’s skyline. During the summer months, Wright’s Pond, located about 2 miles from Lawrence Estates, is staffed with lifeguards and open Medford residents for freshwater swimming or sunbathing on its small sand beach.
Local Italian-American pastry institution
For a much-deserved treat after the Fells, weary hikers can head to Modern Pastry Shop on nearby Salem Street, the Medford location of a family-owned Italian-American bakery serving cannoli, cookies, cakes, pies and more since 1930. Only slightly further afield is another Salem Street culinary experience: FiorItaly Trattoria, where Chef Gabriele Ascione crafts authentic southern Italian dishes inspired by his homeland. For those who want to make a pasta feast at home, ingredients are easy to come by at the Wegman’s in the nearby Meadow Glen shopping center, where additional stores, like Petco and Kohl’s, simplify weekly errand runs.
Front porch jam sessions
Lawrence Estates residents have the good fortune to be within minutes of all that Medford has to offer, including the city’s weekly Farmer’s Market, which runs from June to October and features local produce, meat, flowers, baked goods, and more. Other Medford events include Porchfest, a lively summertime festival where folks offer up their front porches to local musicians for some free city-wide live entertainment, and an annual Pumpkin Smash in the fall, where residents, according to the city’s website, can enjoy “some family-friendly destruction” of their leftover Halloween jack-o-lantern.
Easy Boston commute
With easy access to Interstate 93, commuters can make the 6.5-mile journey into downtown Boston in about 10 minutes, depending, of course, on traffic. Those who prefer public transportation can hop on a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus at one of the stops along Winthrop Street or catch a train at the West Medford station to be in town in about 20 minutes. Whether commuting to Boston, hiking the Fells or shopping for groceries, residents look forward to returning home to Lawrence Estates.
Lawrence Estates residents can utilize the MBTA bus transportation system.
An aerial overview of the Lawrence Estates neighborhood of Medford, MA.
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On average, homes in Lawrence Estates, Medford sell after 16 days on the market compared to the national average of 52 days. The median sale price for homes in Lawrence Estates, Medford over the last 12 months is $975,000, up 3% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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