Boston cost of living
Cost of living in the city of Boston
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH had 5,025,517 people in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. The HUD area used for rent is Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HUD Metro FMR Area. The 2024 all-items regional price parity is 108.3, where the U.S. average is 100.
2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
$3,008
FY 2027, principal HUD area
Median gross rent
$2,093
ACS 2024 1-year
Goods prices
99.7
BEA goods RPP, 2024
Utilities prices
148.8
BEA utilities RPP, 2024
Mean commute
31.9 minutes
ACS S0801, workers who did not work from home
Median household income
$117,825
ACS 2024, 2024 dollars
Median real estate taxes divided by median home value in this metro are 1.01%. Childcare prices are not in the verified dataset.
Benefits in Massachusetts
Benefit rules in this tool follow the state, not the city. SNAP in Massachusetts · Medicaid · Massachusetts overview
Related comparisons
From Boston
The eight largest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent gaps from Boston.
- Boston and McAllen · rent gap $1,991
- Boston and Wichita · rent gap $1,965
- Boston and Little Rock · rent gap $1,887
- Boston and Toledo · rent gap $1,863
- Boston and El Paso · rent gap $1,862
- Boston and Baton Rouge · rent gap $1,859
- Boston and Columbia · rent gap $1,782
- Boston and Tulsa · rent gap $1,779
Nearby metros
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