Boston, Massachusetts

Boston, Massachusetts, formally the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous metropolis of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States, as well as the country's 24th-most populated city. The city proper occupies around 48.4 square miles (125 km2) and is New England's most populated city. The city serves as the economic and cultural anchor for a much larger metropolitan region known as Greater Boston, which has a population of 4.8 million people according to the census and is the tenth-largest MSA in the US.

Boston is one of the most attractive cities to reside in the United States, with world-class institutions and colleges as well as a booming economy. Students from all around the world attend Boston-area colleges including Harvard and MIT.

Boston is one of the most successful cities on the East Coast economically. It is well-established in fields such as banking, biotechnology, and innovation. There are over 2,000 startups in the city. All of these factors, unsurprisingly, have raised Boston's cost of living substantially beyond the national average. Financial analysts estimate that a household income of more than $84,000 is required to live comfortably.

Cost of Living: 48.8% higher than U.S. average