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Boston is a big city of 666,442 people in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. It's part of the Boston, MA area. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $732k and rent runs about $2k a month.
666,442people
$732kTypical home
$2,147/moRent
82° / 37°Summer / winter
50"Snow
233Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 666,442
- Part of a metro area
- About 13,786 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the Boston, MA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $732k (≈$4,614/mo)
- Median rent $2,147/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (582 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,908 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 20% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 16% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 36% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to BOS airport
- 2 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 18% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 20 ft
- Right on the coast
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 117 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,442 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 195 bars within 25 mi
- 1,431 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 208 museums within 25 mi
- 55 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Suffolk County: D+52 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk