WELCOME TO THE GREATER BOSTON AREA
OUR REACH IS GLOBAL. OUR ROOTS ARE LOCAL.
Commonwealth Realty Group was founded in 2006 by a group of real estate industry leaders, dedicated to providing operational excellence, unparalleled market expertise and delivering the best customer service experience to home buyers and sellers in the Greater Boston Area. In 2018, we joined Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, a world-renowned and respected brand known for its financial strength and focus on technology, support, development, and growth. In 2022, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Robert Paul Properties joined us under the umbrella of Commonwealth Realty Group as a sister companyto Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Commonwealth Real Estate.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices is a global brand that continues to grow. Currently it has more than 1,400 offices across 11 countries represented by more than 45,000 sales associates. The global reach and support within the network is truly impressive. The brand has been recognized on Fortune magazine’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” list for several consecutive years.
As Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Commonwealth Real Estate and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Robert Paul Properties, we have quickly expanded our footprint in our marketplace, with 33 offices and more than 600 sales associates in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. We are currently number 1 in New England among Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices franchises in MA, and number 17 nationally and globally among Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices franchises.
Our network of experienced sales associates is committed to providing support and expertise in every aspect of the home buying and selling experience. Our success is based on one satisfied customer at a time. We bring the promise of integrity, professionalism, innovation, and the highest standard of work to every client interaction. We are guided by the Berkshire Hathaway principles of trust, integrity, stability, and longevity.
WELCOME TO MASSACHUSETTS!
Commonwealth Real Estate and Robert Paul Properties are excited to introduce you to Massachusetts. From the historic streets of Boston and the scenic shores of Cape Cod to the vibrant arts and culture of the Berkshires, Massachusetts is rich in history, natural beauty, and opportunity. Home to world-renowned universities, innovative industries, and a thriving business landscape, Massachusetts offers an exceptional place to live, work, unwind, and explore.
Whether you’re in the early stages of exploring the area or actively planning a relocation, our awardwinning relocation division provides expert guidance tailored to your needs. With commitment to excellence, extensive market knowledge, and personalized assistance, we offer our customers:
• Pre-decision Tours
• Rental Tours
• Home Purchase Assistance
• Corporate Relocation Support
No matter where you are in the decision-making process, we’re here to provide insight and expertise—ensuring your real estate experience is as smooth and stress-free as possible. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out. We’re here to help as you get to know your new surroundings!
Connie Poulsen, Vice President, Relocation
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Commonwealth Real Estate
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Robert Paul Properties Relocation@commonmoves.com
508-810-0677
BOSTON NEIGHBORHOODS
BOSTON NEIGHBORHOODS
Walk/Transit
Walk/Transit
Drive/Transit
Drive/Transit
Drive/Transit
Drive/Transit
Walk/Transit
Walk/Transit
Walk/Transit
Walk/Transit
There are 32 Public High Schools within the Boston Public Schools District. For more information on schools in the area, please visit www.niche.com
1 Source: https://www.mapdevelopers.com/distance_from_to.php
2 Source: https://www.boston.gov/sites/default/files/file/document_files/2017/03/go_boston_2030_-_3_boston_today_spreads.pdf
3 Source: MLSPIN. (2024). MLS Search from MLSPIN, January 2024 - December 2024 $1,345,000 $1,320,000 $609,000 $1,075,000 $645,000 $785,000 $1,662,500 $1,324,600 $1,250,000 $545,000
GREATER BOSTON
GREATER BOSTON
$1,050,000 $1,500,000 $1,345,000 $1,055,000 $1,216,025 $732,500 $1,425,000 $739,000 $748,000 $742,500 $1,687,500
For more information on schools in the area, please visit www.niche.com
1 Source: bestplaces.net
2 Source: Boston Magazine [https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/best-public-high-schools-greater-boston-2024/]
3 Source: MLSPIN. (2024). MLS Search from MLSPIN, January 2024 - December 2024
NORTH SHORE & NORTHEAST
$647,500 $899,900 $1,100,000 $1,075,000 $862,500 $623,000 $750,000 $532,500 $732,500
1 Source: datausa.io
2 Source: Boston Magazine [https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/best-public-high-schools-greater-boston-2024/]
3 Source: MLSPIN. (2024). MLS Search from MLSPIN, January 2024 - December 2024
METROWEST & GREATER MERRIMACK VALLEY
$589,900 $1,015,000 $540,000 $875,000 $1,950,000 $1,125,000 $940,000 $2,150,000 $2,122,500
1 Source: datausa.io or bestplaces.net
2 Source: Boston Magazine [https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/best-public-high-schools-greater-boston-2024/]
3 Source: MLSPIN. (2024). MLS Search from MLSPIN, January 2024 - December 2024
SOUTHEAST & SOUTH SHORE
SOUTHEAST & SOUTH SHORE
$815,000 $1,150,000 $545,000 $750,000 $1,290,000 $615,000 $863,750 $987,500 $770,000 $625,500 $714,000 $939,000 $898,000 $650,000 $960,000 $560,500
For more information on schools in the area, please visit www.niche.com
1 Source: bestplaces.net
2 Source: Boston Magazine [https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/best-public-high-schools-greater-boston-2024/]
3 Source: MLSPIN. (2024). MLS Search from MLSPIN, January 2024 - December 2024
GREATER WORCESTER AREA
GREATER WORCESTER AREA
$367,500 $625,000 $365,000 $708,500 $421,000 $448,250 For more information on schools in the area, please visit www.niche.com
1 Source: bestplaces.net
2 Source: Niche.com [https://www.niche.com]
3 Source: MLSPIN. (2024). MLS Search from MLSPIN, January 2024 - December 2024
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1Source: MLSPIN. (2024). MLS Search from
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CULTURE & ARTS
Massachusetts has a rich history, dating back to the beginning of this country. Taking this into consideration, it should come as no surprise that the state is filled with museums and other cultural experiences. Below you’ll find a small sampling of the state’s offering of art and history, as well as popular neighborhoods and attractions for the curious explorer.
SIGHTSEEING TOURS AND OTHER ENRICHING ATTRACTIONS
Boston Duck Tours, Boston
View Boston 360, Boston
Freedom Trail, Boston
MGM Fenway, Boston
Whale Watches, Boston
Yankee Candle, Deerfield
Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge Battleship Cove, Fall River
SEASONAL ATTRACTIONS
Boston Duck Tours
Cisco Pop-Up Beer Garden, Boston, Seaport
SnowPort Village, Boston, Seaport
SoWa Winter Market, Boston, South End
Cape Cod Polar Express Ride, Buzzards Bay
Boston Landing Outdoor Movies, Brighton
Shrewsbury Street, Worcester
Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, Boylston
The Masterpiece Trail, various locations
The Center for Arts, Natick
Paradise City Arts Festival, Marlborough Lexington Green, Lexington Lawn on D, Boston
POPULAR NEIGHBORHOODS
South End, Boston North End, Boston
Harvard Square, Cambridge
Beacon Hill, Boston
Seaport, Boston
For more information on arts and culture, please visit www.visitma.com/things-to-do/arts
CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL MUSEUMS
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Franklin History Museum, Franklin
Old Colony History Museum, Taunton
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem
Worcester Art Museum, Worcester
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford
Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge
EcoTarium, Worcester
Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield
Boston Children’s Museum, Boston
New England Aquarium, Boston
Museum of Science, Boston
Plimouth Patuxet Museums – Formerly Plimouth Plantation
SHOPPING AND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS
Newbury Street, Boston
SoWa Boston, Boston
Arsenal Yards, Watertown
Market Street, Lynnfield
Legacy Place. Dedham
The Shops at Chestnut Hill, Chestnut Hill
Eataly Marketplace and Dining, Boston
Wrentham Outlets, Wrentham
Quincy Market & Fanueil Hall, Boston
Assembly Row, Somerville
Copley Place, Boston
Patriot Place, Foxborough
Prudential Center, Boston
Canal District, Worcester
DINING & ENTERTAINMENT
ENJOY THE BOUNTIFUL ENTERTAINMENT
Boston’s vibrant theater scene includes more than a dozen major performance venues in the Downtown Theatre District, plus even more in other nearby Boston neighborhoods and Cambridge. Some of these include:
Boston Opera House
Emerson Colonial Theatre
Wang Theatre
Shubert Theatre
OTHER
THEATRES
The Hanover Theatre, Worcester
North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly
Central Square Theater, Cambridge
Somerville Theatre, Somerville
FOOD & DRINK
Emerson Paramount Center
Huntington Theater Company
Cutler Majestic Theatre
The Wilbur Theatre
OTHER ENTERTAINMENT
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston Pops Orchestra
Xfinity Center, Mansfield
With strong roots in farm to table, Massachusetts is home to some of the best restaurants in the country. The food scene is strong, and so is the drink scene with more and more breweries and wineries opening every day. Two areas to be sure to check out are Shrewsbury Street’s Restaurant Row and Little Italy in Boston’s beloved North End.
For more information on food and drink, please visit www.visitma.com/food
Whether it’s singing Sweet Caroline during a Red Sox Game at Fenway Park, or cheering on the Patriots during a snowstorm at Gillette Stadium, or watching the Bruins or Celtics at TD Garden, one thing is true: We love our sports!
FOOTBALL
New England Patriots
BASKETBALL
Boston Celtics
BASEBALL
Boston Red Sox
HOCKEY
Boston Bruins
AA & AAA BASEBALL
Lowell Spinners
Brockton Rox
Worcester Bravehearts
Worcester Red Sox
Cape Cod Baseball League
RUGBY
Boston Thirteens
SOCCER
New England Revolution
LACROSSE
Boston Cannons
HOCKEY
Springfield Falcons AND 13 SKI MOUNTAINS!
For more information on sports in the area, please visit https://www.visitma.com/things-to-do/sports/ Patriot, Bruins, & Celtics logos credit: yan4ik - stock.adobe.com Red Sox logo credit: Stollis - stock.adobe.com
ANNUAL SIGNATURE EVENTS
JANUARY
New England Boat Show, Boston
Chinese New Year Celebrations, Boston
Boston’s Winter Fest, Charlestown
FEBRUARY
Boston Wine & Food Festival, Boston
Lowell Winterfest, Lowell
MARCH
St. Patrick’s Day Road Race & Parade, Holyoke
St. Patrick’s Road Race & Parade, Worcester
St. Patrick’s Day Road Race & Parade, Boston
Red Sox Opening Day, Boston
APRIL
Boston Marathon, Boston
Daffodil Days, Nantucket
Patriots’ Day Celebrations, Boston and Concord
MAY
Boston Calling Music Festival, Boston
Figawi Sailing Race, Hyannis & Nantucket
Northampton Pride, Northampton
Paradise City Arts Festival, Northampton
JUNE
Boston Dragon Boat Festival, Boston
Nantucket Film Festival, Nantucket
St. Peter’s Fiesta, Gloucester
Green River Festival, Greenfield Harborfest, Boston
JULY
Barnstable County Fair, East Falmouth
Boston Pops 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular, Boston
Levitate Music & Arts Festival, Marshfield
Lowell Folk Festival, Lowell
New Bedford Folk Festival, New Bedford
Newburyport Yankee Homecoming, Newburyport
Puerto Rican Festival of Massachusetts, Boston
AUGUST
North End Italian Feasts & Processions, Boston
August Moon Festival, Quincy
Falmouth Road Race, Falmouth
Gloucester Waterfront Festival, Gloucester
Latino Family Festival, Boston
Marshfield Fair, Marshfield
SEPTEMBER
THE BIG E - Eastern States Exposition, West Springfield
Cape Cod Canal Day, Buzzards Bay
Franklin County Fair, Greenfield
OCTOBER
Haunted Happenings, Salem
Head of the Charles Regatta, Cambridge
Topsfield Fair, Topsfield
NOVEMBER
America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration, Plymouth
Bright Nights at Forest Park, Springfield
DECEMBER
Boston’s Annual Tree Lighting on Boston Common, Boston
First Night/First Day Celebrations, Boston
Nantucket Christmas Stroll, Nantucket
Boston’s Winter Fest, Charlestown
HEALTHCARE
Massachusetts is home to 102 hospitals1, and that includes some of the highest ranked and revered in the country. Below is a list of the top hospitals in Massachusetts according to the U.S. News & World Report hospital rankings.
TOP TEN HOSPITALS IN MASSACHUSETTS
1. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (Tie)
1. Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston (Tie)
3. Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Boston
4. UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester
5. Tufts Medical Center, Boston
6. Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington
7. Baystate Medical Center, Springfield
8. Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, Boston (Tie)
8. Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton (Tie)
10. Salem Hospital, Salem
1 Source: https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/ma
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
There are 106 colleges and universities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that are listed under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.1 These institutions include thirteen research universities, twenty-two master’s universities, and thirty-nine special-focus institutions. Below is a list of the Top 10 Universities in Massachusetts according to Niche.com.2
TOP TEN UNIVERSITIES IN MASSACHUSETTS
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
2. Harvard University, Cambridge
3. Williams College, Williamstown
4. Tufts University, Medford
5. Wellesley College, Wellesley .
6. Boston University, Boston
7. Boston College, Chestnut Hill
8. Northeastern University, Boston
9. Amherst Collect, Amherst
10. Babson College, Wellesley
1 American Council on Education. (2021, December 15). Institutions search. Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. https://carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/institutions/?inst=&stabbr%5B%5D=MA
2 Source: https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges/s/massachusetts/
