Living near Boston or even Harford

Hi Everyone,

Was wondering if anyone can point us in the right direction. We are looking to move to somewhere near Boston or Hartford. Our priority right now is to look at a school for our 11 year old daughter. She would thrive better in a small to medium size school with nurturing teachers. We know that there are many good areas and good schools (ranked by academics) but we think a positive culture and environment is more important.

Hence Strong Academics are definitely valued as our daughter does very well at school but a nurturing environment is more important than academics. Followed by a suburb suitable for families and children.

Work location is not critical as we can work from home. Our intention is to rent first and get to love the suburb and then look towards purchasing a house (600k to 750k) in the near future.

I know that this is a big ask as there are so many choices near Boston or Hartford but was hoping to get some recommendations for a great small to medium size school (likely a Charter, not private because of cost) in a family oriented suburb.

Thank you very much!