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Moving to Massachusetts
Highest education attainment in US, biotech, Boston winters.
NortheastCapital: BostonPop. 7.0M
Massachusetts has an overall price level 105.8 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
105.8Housing index
128.1Groceries index
98.8Utilities index (modeled)
100.9Electricity rate
29.5 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
101.2Median home value
$607,400Median monthly rent
$1,848/moMassachusetts unemployment is 4.5% with median household income $105k.
Unemployment rate
4.5%Median household income
$104,828Per-capita income
$57,789Labor-force participation
67.2%Avg weekly wage
$1,980Right-to-work state
NoNurse Licensure Compact
Non-memberSources: FEMA NRI 2025 · Census ACS 2024 (live) state-level
Massachusetts: median home value $607,400.
Home value
$607,400Rent
$1,848/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 (est.)
$26,000Student–teacher ratio (est.)
16Public 4-yr grad rate
59.0%Notable universities
Harvard, MIT, BUCity guides in Massachusetts
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