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City guide · Massachusetts
Moving to Boston, MA
Universities, biotech, history, brutal winters.
Pop. 676kCost index 110.4 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $2,900/moMedian home $770kWalk score 83
Boston (metro area) has an overall price level 110.4 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
110.4Housing index
128.1Groceries index (modeled)
102.6Utilities index (modeled)
101.6Electricity rate
30.2 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
102.1Median home value (est.)
$770,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$2,900/moMassachusetts unemployment is 4.7% with median household income $105k.
Unemployment rate
4.7%Median household income
$104,828Per-capita income
$57,789Labor-force participation
67.2%Right-to-work state
NoNurse Licensure Compact
Non-memberBoston: median home value $770,000.
Home value
$770,000Rent
$2,900/moHomeownership rate
62.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
79/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
LowTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
LowMassachusetts 4th-grade math proficiency: 51.2% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
51.2%Per-pupil spending
$20,184Student–teacher ratio (est.)
16Public 4-yr grad rate
59.0%Notable universities
Harvard, MIT, BUCompare Boston to where you live now
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