United States · 42.36° N / 71.06° W4.9M people · $$$$ · GMT-4

Boston

Four hundred years of homework.

The Boston index
opportunity and ambition95
museums, music, ideas90
life on foot90
energy70
safety85
transit85
food70
culture90
nightlife60
affordability20
nature45
slow living25
0–100, relative to the other 100 cities on WHERE. Some scores are measured, some are our judgment. How we score →

Boston is great if you want

Feeling safe at night
World-class public transport
Museums, music, ideas
Opportunity and ambition
Life on foot

Think twice if you need

×Cheap housing
×A slow pace
×Warm weather
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