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Affordability in Boston

Boston ranks #54 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 60 — Fun. That puts it in the 60th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Massachusetts.

affordability score
60
Fun
National rank
#54 of 134
In Massachusetts
#1 of 1
Percentile
60th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Boston sits 10 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.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Boston

  1. T#51 Lubbock, TX 62
  2. #53 Napa, CA 61
  3. #54 Boston, MA — this page 60
  4. T#55 Asheville, NC 59
  5. T#55 Gatlinburg, TN 59

See the full leaderboard — The most affordable cities →

Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY 97

More about Boston

Boston scores 98 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: