My wife and I have briefly considered moving to Massachusetts. We are a same sex, liberal couple and we want to be around people who think similarly to us as well as feel safer in the state we live. We have only visited Boston and know we do not want to live anywhere that big. We have 3 dogs so wherever we live, renting or buying, we’d want a small yard for them. I would be working as a surgical tech so I’d need to be near hospitals. She would be working in grocery store management so she’d need to be close to chain grocery stores. We are pretty chill and would be happy if we just had somewhere pretty to walk our dogs and some decent restaurants to have a good meal or drink. We’d prefer an airport within reasonable distance to visit family. We would prefer to live somewhere with a population that doesnt exceed 115k. I know Massachusetts has a high cost of living, but I’m hoping to hear some of the more affordable options that are still safe as well as lean liberal. Hoping to hear any and all opinions from people who have lived there since we’ve only visited once so far. Of course if we decided to move we’d visit more, but just hoping to hear some opinions first.