NYC vs. Boston - Housing Cost Comparison

https://bostonpads.com/blog/moving/nyc-vs-boston-cost-of-living-comparison/ Over the past decade, Boston has been rapidly ascending the list of most expensive places to live in the US. As the metro region has grown, real estate and rent prices have soared due to an ever-increasing demand for housing and a limited supply of apartments and property listings. In January, the Herald reported that Boston could soon surpass San Francisco as the second most expensive city behind New York City. So it appears that we now have a new type of rivalry with the Big Apple: sky-high housing costs. But how high is the Boston cost of living compared to NYC? In this article, we’ll compare the two in terms of median sale prices, average rent, and median household income.

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