same $100k income, fresh start from Nashville
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
more expensive each month than Nashville
Boston doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Boston is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$3,145/mo
76% more expensive than Nashville(vs $1,790/mo)
5%
$417/mo more in state tax than Nashville
vs 0% in Nashville
$4,772/mo
$1,771 less than Nashville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$771k
67% more expensive than Nashville
vs $461k in Nashville
4.9M
vs 2.1M in Nashville
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in boston.
Nashville edges ahead with 173 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 33 days under 20°, vs 8 in Nashville.
41% fewer events than Nashville. The pace eases up.
71/100
27% higher than Nashville
vs 56/100 in Nashville
Closest outdoor draw: Blue Hills Reservation, 7.9 mi.
98/100
2% higher than Nashville
vs 96/100 in Nashville
103
119% more than Nashville
vs 47 nonstops in Nashville
neighbors of boston on the map of tradeoffs:
