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Affordability in Boston

Boston ranks #61 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 55 — Fun. That puts it in the 55th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Massachusetts.

affordability score
55
Fun
National rank
#61 of 134
In Massachusetts
#1 of 1
Percentile
55th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Boston sits 5 points above the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

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Ranked around Boston

  1. T#59 Santa Clarita, CA 56
  2. T#59 Santa Fe, NM 56
  3. #61 Boston, MA — this page 55
  4. #62 Fort Worth, TX 54
  5. T#63 Minneapolis, MN 53

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Bismarck, ND 100
  2. #2 Sioux Falls, SD 99
  3. T#3 Billings, MT 98
  4. T#3 Virginia Beach, VA 98
  5. #5 Portland, ME 97

More about Boston

Boston scores 99 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: