$100k salary, packing up from Lancaster
changea dispatch from
boston
MA
42.36°N
71.06°W
Boston is brick sidewalks, dive bars older than most states, and an accent that turns 'park the car' into a love language. The city is densely packed with colleges (Harvard, MIT, BU, BC, plus 30 more), which keeps it perpetually 22 years old in spirit. The Freedom Trail literally paints a red line through 400 years of American history. Dunkin' is not a chain here, it's a way of life.
in our guides
the verdict
the monthly cost of moving past Lancaster
Boston is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
a quick ledger.
$3,145/mo
107% more expensive than Lancaster(vs $1,517/mo)
5%
$161/mo more in state tax than Lancaster
vs 3.07% in Lancaster
$4,772/mo
$1,789 less than Lancaster
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$771k
101% more expensive than Lancaster
vs $384k in Lancaster
4.9M
vs 559k in Lancaster
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in boston.
Lancaster barely cracks 158 pleasant ones.
1020% more happening than in Lancaster.
71/100
13% higher than Lancaster
vs 63/100 in Lancaster
Closest outdoor draw: Blue Hills Reservation, 7.9 mi.
98/100
1% higher than Lancaster
vs 97/100 in Lancaster
103
10200% more than Lancaster
vs 1 nonstops in Lancaster
neighbors of boston on the map of tradeoffs:
