Apparently I have a one gallon commute to work. I recently moved into a new house, and according to Google Maps, my house in Waltham is about 10 miles from my office in downtown Boston. With gas prices the way they are, I am surprised that Realtors do not advertise this fact in their listings. If I were looking at homes in the Metro West, and saw that some of the towns are within 10-12 miles of downtown, that would be a selling point. Sure, not a determining factor, but a swing vote maybe.
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Tags: commute, Gas Prices, proximity to Boston, real estate
May 9, 2008 at 2:02 pm
I drive a 2006 Honda Accord with a V6. Because this car allows me to track average miles per gallon on a trip, I decided to do so yesterday. I average 24.6 miles per gallon on my commute. Slightly less than the 25.0 miles I had suggested as a an average, but close enough.