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Amesbury is great because it is fairly small, but you are close to a ton of great things. If you get tired of walking around our downtown, Newburyport is right next door with a plethora of shops to go to and restaurants to eat at. Boston is only a train ride away from the station in Newburyport (about 10-15 minutes away). You are also in very close proximity to Salisbury and Hampton beaches, as well as only a short drive away from a hike up a mountain.
Good town with a small but nice downtown area. Fairly safe. Job opportunities are good for part time jobs for college or high school students. Not much diversity.
It's a nice town with friendly business and restaurant owners. The food is well-made and respectable, the area provides a pleasant place to walk around. It's also close to many other major cities such as Haverhill and Newburyport, meaning jobs are easily commutable.
Amesbury is a nice small city. There are some things to do like the Cider Hill Farm and the Lowell Boat House. It also borders New Hampshire to the north and the Merrimack River to the south. The Amesbury Riverwalk is a nice place to take a walk. There are many stores and restaurants in Amesbury. Downtown used to be a bad area but it has improved a lot in the last several years. Crime has dropped in Amesbury as a whole as well. There are some vacant buildings but there really aren't that many. It borders both Newburyport and Merrimac, which are both very nice places to live.
Amesbury is a cute coastal town (in some parts), but in others, it feels quite unsafe and not family friendly. The restaurants downtown are very good, and the homes are fairly well priced compared to its neighbor town Newburyport, but overall a good real estate market. Schools in the area are fairly nice, could use improvement. The only thing I would say is that there are no jobs here and you have to travel to neighboring towns to find jobs.
Amesbury is essentially perfect. It centralized to everything you could ever want. You're within an hour of a variety of cities including Boston, Portsmouth NH, and Newburyport MA, etc. You're less than 2 hours away from some mountains, while the ocean is less than a 20 minute drive.
Amesbury is close to the New Hampshire border, so you're able to do tax-free shopping as you please. If you love the small town feel with the convenience of everything nearby, Amesbury is place for you. Not to forget, food is amazing from pub fare to higher class fare as you please.
Amesbury is close to the New Hampshire border, so you're able to do tax-free shopping as you please. If you love the small town feel with the convenience of everything nearby, Amesbury is place for you. Not to forget, food is amazing from pub fare to higher class fare as you please.
I like Amesbury because it is where I have lived my entire life. It is my home and the only place I have had experience living in for a long period of time. I am comfortable here and know my way around the town very easily.
Amesbury is where I grew up since I was little. It has a nice bakery, and is also close to Newburyport which is nice because you can walk around and go into a lot of the cute shops. Not only are you close to that but during the summer there is an outdoor food market next to a great fish shop. The commute isn’t too bad, they even have a Tendercrop Farm not too far that has fresh meats etc. I think it is a very good place t live especially with it being family friendly.
I'm 7th generation Amesbury & I can tell you there's one reason why my family has stayed in this town so long- the community. It's unlike anywhere else in the world. Small & cozy with great schools, but also close to the beach & the city with so many things to keep you busy. It's a fun, safe, wonderful place to call home.
I have lived here since the age of 4 , I went to amesbury schools till half way through my freshman year. It is a quite place. Most people have lived there for their whole lives.
I have lived in Amesbury all my life . I went to both Amesbury elementary and middle school. It is really a beautiful place to live and grow up full of rich history. The only down side is it's a very small city so everyone knows everyone so it can be hard a for someone moving here from somewhere else.
Friendly, good school, nice restaurants, cute little shops. High taxes. Quite, safe. Lake to swim in the summer.
Nice, quiet cute suburban town. Lots of nice coffee shops and nice up and coming down town area. All in town restaurants are local owned or family owned. Which to me increases the taste experience and quality. Also by eating local you are giving back into the community. Neighborhoods are quiet and safe. And the public school systems are nice and modern. They offer a ton of clubs and extracurricular activities.
It is a safe community where everybody knows everybody. There are nice, small businesses, and everyone is very supportive of the schools.
A beautiful city that feels like a town. Supportive community, safe area, great schools. Close to Boston, the beach, and mountains of New Hampshire.
Amesbury is a very family friendly community. The people who live here are in general very kind and welcoming of others. If one thing could be changed I would suggest how the town uses the budget.
Amesbury is a quaint town in Northern Massachusetts with a rich historical background. Interestingly enough, the "town " is actually a city, a recent development because of past protests that it was too small to be a "city". Once a large producer of carriages , Amesbury often is referred to as "Carriage Town". This industry continued, and developed into producing automobiles until the Great Depression. The Merrimack Hat Company was once the largest producer of hats in the entire United States. The juxtaposition of Amesbury to the Merrimack River also provided early settlers with the need for ship building, and Lowell's Boat Shop, which opened in 1793, is one the oldest functioning boat shops in America. Amesbury also rears its unique history to notable figures such as John Greenleaf Whittier, whose home still stands there. This rich historical background is reflected in the infrastructure and residents, who are proud citizens of the diverse historical background.