Yes, I'd feel safe there. I'd think most people who have lived in Boston would say the same.

I will say when we drive into Greenfield my husband says he is glad we didn't get the house near downtown. We are very happy living close to Greenfield and think our town is better haha.

Best of luck in your search!

I love the Montague police logs in the paper lol. Whoever writes those ones has more flair for the narrative than the Greenfield logs.

We moved to the area from Boston earlier this year - we offered on a house in Greenfield but did not get it. My husband also wanted to live there because it was a city, and he had dreams of walking to the movie theatre lol. Greenfield has some areas that are better than others, like most cities. There are a decent amount of homeless people in the Main St/Federal St area, but no one has ever done anything to make me avoid the area. The only city my realtor warned me about was Holyoke, not sure how factual she was about it being a rough town, we did not move there!

I would recommend looking around Deerfield, Northfield, Shelburne Falls, Buckland, Bernardston, as well. They are not "in" the city but it's not a long drive at all.

I grew up in Tilton and am surprised you think that is the best pizza across 3 states! I hated it lol. Also haven't been back in 20 years, so maybe it got better.