Arlington
Arlington Center
Get to work via 77 bus to Porter Square, change to the Red Line.
Arlington Heights
Get to work via 77 bus to Porter Square, change to the Red Line.
East Arlington
Get to work via 77 bus to Porter Square, change to the Red Line. Or, take longish walk to Alewife along a bike path and get on the Red Line.
Fresh Pond
Get on the Red Line at Alewife.
Medford
Do not live here.
Boston
Allston
Get to work via the Green Line.
Back Bay
Get to work via either the Green or Orange Lines.
Brighton
Get to work via the Green Line, or a bus to the Green Line.
Dorcester
Get to work via the Red Line.
There is a big supermarket at the JFK/UMass stop.
Jamaica Plain
Get to work via the Orange Line.
Brookline
Get to work via the Green Line.
Cambridge
Central Square
Get to work via the Red Line. Central Square has LOTS to do - bars, clubs, restaurants. I wouldn't live right by the T stop, though.
Davis Square
Get to work via the Red Line.
Harvard Square
Get to work via the Red Line.
Porter Square
Get to work via the Red Line.
Porter square rules. Big shopping center right at the T stop with a 24-hour Shaw's. It's big enough to have lots to do, very convenient to walk to Davis, and pretty quiet. The downside is that rents are somewhat expensive here.
Newton
Newton Centre
Get to work via the D line.
Newton Corner
Get to work via the 553/554 or 504 express buses.
Newton Highlands
Get to work via the D line.
Newtonville
Get to work via the Framingham/Worcester commuter train, or the 554/553 express bus.
West Newton
Get to work via the Framingham/Worcester commuter train (or I think the 554/553 express bus but not positive).
Watertown
Might be places near Watertown Square, which has the 71 bus that goes to Harvard, where you can change to the Red Line. Or, might be walking distance to Newton Corner, where you can get the buses listed above.