$100k a year, no longer in Wilmington
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 each month than Wilmington ran you
Boston costs noticeably more than Wilmington. You'd be paying for Boston itself, not for breathing room around it.
a quick ledger.
$3,145/mo
88% more expensive than Wilmington(vs $1,675/mo)
5%
$42/mo more in state tax than Wilmington
vs 4.5% in Wilmington
$4,772/mo
$1,511 less than Wilmington
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$771k
72% more expensive than Wilmington
vs $448k in Wilmington
4.9M
vs 467k in Wilmington
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in boston.
Wilmington actually gets more: 235 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 33 days below 20° here, 1 in Wilmington.
740% more happening than in Wilmington.
71/100
31% higher than Wilmington
vs 54/100 in Wilmington
Closest outdoor draw: Blue Hills Reservation, 7.9 mi.
98/100
46% higher than Wilmington
vs 67/100 in Wilmington
103
1960% more than Wilmington
vs 5 nonstops in Wilmington
neighbors of boston on the map of tradeoffs:
