Thanks for the perspective. Can I ask how long the train ride was on average? I see the Amtrak is faster but not always at convenient times and the MBTA seems to be about 1hr20min – 1hr40min.

Thanks for the advice. (speaking of doing me dirty, they laid me off once in the past but I returned a few years later) I do love my job but being an art director/graphic designer I can do my job remote, assuming I can find a remote position. The local area I'm in isn't great for my field.

I would definitely rent before buying to get a lay of the land/lifestyle.

We are getting a 10% pay bump, but thats not quite covering the massive cost of living difference. I live in western mass and have a 2,200 sqft house with a $1,400 monthly mortgage. With the increased interest rate i'm looking at $2,300-2,500 a month to get something even remotely close.

I'm 2 hours from Boston currently, trying to figure out if its better to commute from here 3 days a week since the cost of travel from RI plus increased real estate market will be so high.

Where I currently live I'm 2 hours from Boston so I'm trying to figure out if living in Prov is better then staying where I am. The other factor I need to consider is my mortgage will double if I move to RI. I can't afford much close to the city. Worcester and Providence seem to be the most affordable areas close to Boston. I need a house thats less then 440K which seems harder then it should be...