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Boston, MA

🇺🇸 Massachusetts · Ranked #168 of 182 worldwide
47SCORE
Boston, MA is a balanced market with steady fundamentals. Here's the full data-driven picture — cost, safety, schools, jobs and climate risk.

Elite jobs, universities, and healthcare offset by very high costs and coastal flood exposure.

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The numbers

Median home$734k
Median rent$3,074/mo
Gross rental yield5.0%
Median age40 yrs

How it scores

Climate
58
Affordability
22
Momentum
52
Resilience
58

Livability grades

B+Safety
ASchools
AState
BHiking

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