Hello everyone! I would like to hear an opinion: approximately in April 2026, I want to move either to Boston or to Chicago. I have no attachment to work and no American education. I'll be moving alone. Chicago confuses me because of its security, and Boston because of its cost of living, especially the cost of renting housing.
Which city do you think is better at the moment and why? Maybe there are other more or less big cities worth considering?

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Winters do get really cold in Chicago. Here is current weather and gets colder in Han/Feb. coming from Belarus, you should be fine.

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Wow,10 degrees is really cold. Thank you for telling!

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I love Chicago. Born and bred/Southside Irish Catholic lass. Come visit…there’s no better city sky line. Lake Shore Drive, Art Institute never disappoint. The public transportation is efficient
Not sure what you meant about the “security”- do you mean safety? I would avoid bad neighborhoods while attempting to buy drugs…otherwise, you’re good. In 50 years,
I’ve never had any issues with safety, but I don’t take reckless risks. Boston is great too though! You are in a win-win situation

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Got it,thank you!

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Chicago is a great city and worth moving to! I moved here from NYC and love it. Safety is a concern in any major city. Something like the link that was shared above could happen in NY too. You just need to avoid certain bad neighborhoods as you would anywhere else and be smart when on the train.
Positives about Chicago: beautiful city, the lake is very accessible with multiple beaches downtown, friendly people with lots to do in the summer with events through the city, amazing restaurants and food scene, cost of living is very good compared to east coast

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I’m glad someone brought this thread back up with a comment on current weather, I wanted to find it to say the same! It’s been pretty cold over the last few weeks so would revise my original note to say could vary between 20s and 30s in winter with lows being much colder in the evening.

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