Massachusetts will always have bragging rights — world-class universities, Fenway Park, Dunkin’ on every corner, and accents so thick you can butter your toast with them. But in 2025, even the proudest New Englanders are looking at their rent, tax bills, and winter shovels and thinking, “Maybe it’s wicked time to go.” So they’re packing up the Subaru, grabbing a final lobster roll, and heading somewhere where you don’t need a second job just to pay for heating oil.
1. Housing Prices That Defy Logic
Massachusetts has one of the highest housing costs in the nation. A modest Cape Cod home can easily hit seven figures, and “starter apartments” in Boston now come with four roommates and emotional damage.
2. Rent That Could Fund a Small Yacht
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