Whats the appeal of boston?

All of these people judging Boston by the ability to navigate a car through the city streets clearly haven’t spent enough time in Boston to appreciate all of the other great aspects of the city.

Additionally, Boston is like the Bay Area in that you have tons of awesome places to visit in close proximity: Cape Cod, the Islands, Maine beaches, NH and VT mountains, the Berkshires and quaint towns of western MA, etc.

But I think the best part about Boston (and New England) is the people. I think we’ve got the most down to earth, well educated, level-headed people in the country. But I’m from here so I’m obviously biased.

There’s a reason rents in Boston are so high even though the city is tiny...not even 1M people. Best schools in the world. Best sports teams in the country. Great tech scene. Low violence. Much closer to good ski mountains, beaches, and other outdoor activities than most cities. Nantucket is miles better than the Hampton’s. Taxes are reasonable. Healthcare is superb. Anyone who hates on Boston probably just can’t handle the cold or hates the Patriots.

I’ve never seen a more valid question lol #IhateBoston

Running around the Charles River

Boston is my favorite city. It’s so beautiful, great access to nature, high quality of education/healthcare/life sciences brings about a lot of smart people..

But the T sucks

Honestly I never found anything appealing about it

Awesome neighborhoods (eg back bay, south end, beacon hill). Good size without feeling as busy and dirty as New York. Proximity to mountains/beaches (and to the airport). New England vibes. Sports dynasties.

Nerds galore

Winning sports teams.

High rent, gentrification, etc. just kidding. Kind of. Every city has its pros and cons. I personally love the vibes of Harvard Square and Cambridge

Pro: New England Clam chowder
Con: Roundabouts

Back in the 1770s the British saw this as one of the major seaports for the northern colonies. There was great appeal to control this hub of resources and choke the colonies during the revolutionary war. That was the appeal of Boston... as of the appeal now a days, I have no clue... friend got robbed there while jogging.

I only lived there 6 years after moving in after UG.

I found it segregated and biased, but no more than a lot of places. More biased than SoCal and NorCal, less than ATL suburbs, St. Louis, Charlotte. About the same as Rochester and Minneapolis.

Lots of townies, both in the city and suburbs. For example getting to Portland ME. is quick, great place for dinner. A lot of my neighbors thought ME, was a vacation that took planning. Even going into the city from Weston or Natick is a big deal to many.

The city is very walkable, from Cambridge to bars and arenas is all walkable. Bars in Cambridge more hospitable than suburbs and even many of the non-tourist city bars.

Easy to get to beautiful places in ME, VT, RI. and NH.

Lots of culture in town, and you need to use outdoor and culture things-to-do to break into what is otherwise clique heavy groups.

I've lived a lot of places, I think it is a decision to like or dislike a place. Everywhere has good and bad attributes. I tried to like Houston and Dallas, but find it very difficult, yet millions chose to live there.

Another minority living in Boston for the past decade. I moved here for grad school and have a lot of friends who are in multiracial relationships. So doesn’t feel racist to me even though I know the reputation. Took a while for the city to grow on me but now I cannot imagine raising a family somewhere else.

My whole life, I grew up in Boston and my friends and I all think it’s the most boring city ever...I had a better time in upstate NY for college and live in NYC now. I still don’t get the hype...The one thing though is that being a Boston sports fan is 🔥🔥

Besides Back Bay, Boston is no bueno

Nobody mentioned the proximity to a dozen ski areas in northern New England. Not the Rockies... but easy for a spontaneous day trip or quick weekend getaway. And beaches, if that’s your thing.

I’ve thought of moving several times given that we can live anywhere with a decent airport with this job. Every time I start looking seriously, I end up like “naaah” ain’t living home for this.
Grew up in New York and wouldn’t go back there. Have been traveling coast to coast and wouldn’t live in SoCal. Chicago? Nope. DC? Nope. Charlotte? Nope. Dallas? Nope. ATL? Nope.
It’s small enough that you can get connected pretty easily if you’re here long enough, though harder when you first move here. But big enough that there is a ton of cool stuff happening and people doing them. It’s expensive, but lots of high paying jobs in interesting sectors. Moved here after college and it gets better the older I get.

It’s the best fahken city in the country kehd

A city from where realistic weekend trips to European cities is possible