You do a pretty good job of giving the basics of a complex set of topics, especially as you reference other videos with deeper dives into topics like weather and expenses. I'll share a comment made to me by one of my international students. "I have a Mercedes Benz, my mother and father each have one. I don't understand how you can live in this city, it's so expensive that I feel really poor here." This was a couple of years ago, and Boston has not gotten cheaper. The weather topic is more important than it seems. I went to visit a friend outside of Chicago one January, and the wind from Canada went through my Boston layers like a hot knife through butter. OTOH if they're from Florida or SoCal, they complain about freezing if the temperature drops below 50. Northern Europeans, Koreans and Japanese students never thought the weather was too different, some said that Boston was more like Europe [others England] in climate, culture, cosmopolitanism and architecture, than other cities in the US. You alluded to diversity in neighborhoods, but the deep dive needs to mention the St. Patrick's Day Parade, The Italian Festival, the Ice Cream Festival, the Caribbean Festival, Chinese New Year, the Catholic Bishop's annual blessing of the Greek, Portuguese and Italian fishing fleet. etc. Near where I live there are 3 Buddhist centers, two Hindu temples, 3 Muslim centers, an Egyptian Coptic Orthodox church, several Jewish centers, numerous Catholic and Protestant churches with a variety of languages on offer. Some Americans don't seem to know that there are many religious choices here and most people here don't care which one or none you choose. I do not know the ethnicity or religion of any of the tenants in my building, and they don't know mine, nobody cares.
Culture: world class art museums and galleries, major orchestras, rock music in clubs big and small, neighborhood sports teams, libraries, good restaurants everywhere, playgrounds and parks, and so many interesting people.
I was born and raised in Greater Boston and my grandparents lived in Back Bay. I've been gone for many years, but this winter I'll be moving back home. I've missed it so much!
moving from phx to boston permanently with my daughter next year (undergrad transfer at first then law school) & to be near our friends that are from there! your videos are super helpful, thank you!
I'm in Phoenix too. My wife and I have been talking about getting out of here for a few years. I can't remember at all how it happened but around the same time we both started looking into the Boston area. I'm done with the heat. I'll freeze for 11 months over baking for the same amount.
I work in Boston and have a small condo in NH (right on the border of MA). Without traffic it takes me exactly 40 mins to get there so I plan my time wisely. I pay less than what my coworkers pay for a room for my mortgage. I wish I could afford to live here, but my City has literally every store and restaurant and mall. I can go to town hall and register my car, pay my taxes the same day, traffic is busy but not like Boston. I love this setup and I love Boston as well.
I love Boston. I miss living there everyday. One of the biggest pro’s for me is that it is a walking city. The last place I lived was on Charles street in Beacon Hill. Unfortunately the only way I can afford it was with a loan (student housing loan). I have been working my way back to getting to Boston. I am working outside of Boston and hoping to slowly work my way back in Boston lol
I love the walkability too. And I hear you, it can definitely be expensive - I jumped around neighborhoods as a student living here w/ roommates and also solo
My dream is to live and go to college or uni in boston its such a magical place to me, i love the history and the most magical part abt is the public garden next to the common, its so beautiful i love to see people having picnics going on the swan boats walking their dogs, i just love it all
Back in the late 90s when I was living in the Seattle area I seemed to run into a lot of people that had moved to the Seattle area from Boston. One girl that I met told me that her and her friends were in college there last year and they decided that they were going to write down cities that they thought they might like to move too, Seattle won, they said there was a lot of similarities but it was quite different and the same. I have never been to Boston but I really want to go
I hear from so many people moving TO Boston after going to college / grad school in another major city, and likewise a good amount of people moving FROM Boston to another big city (like Seattle) that excels in their industry they plan to work in right after graduating from a Boston school
Thanks you so much for this new remarkable video about Boston, MA. About two years ago.I visited Boston,MA. In 2023 for one week on a vacation in peace 2023❤❤❤
I was born an raised in Woburn Massachusetts I MOVED to Henderson nv 2017 I WISH I NEVER LEFTED 🤦 I miss the MEDICAL FOOD EDUCATION there's NOTHING LIKE BACK HOME I just don't have the money to come back DONT EVER LEAVE because NO ONE MOVES OUT!
Boston is walkable, historic and scenic. However, if you're 35+ years old and single..you'll most likely be doing things solo since it's a more youthful city
There are a lot of good neighborhoods and surrounding towns, with good schools. Boston Public schools are hit and miss - some are excellent - others = not so great.
Boston is a great city. Born and raised here since 1980 so seen all the changes over 4 decades. It has changed so much. Today very clean safe and high tech. They keep the streets clean and homeless off the streets. In the old days it was very gritty, racially segregated and lots of gangs and crime. No longer the case. Rents are off the charts. Most people cannot afford Boston housing.
Some great points you bring up. And yes the rising rent is definitely a big problem as Boston becomes harder and harder for the average earner to afford to live!
Boston has diverse food, beaches, great universities, and rich history. Its summer and fall seasons are beautiful. Winter has been mild in recent years due to global warming. A large part of the Boston metro area is not livable - too dangerous (ghettos) or expensive to live in. Most coworkers I know live in the suburbs. MBTA has been so crappy this year making commute to work quite painful; also, there is high traffic during rush hours, parking is super expensive.
@@laurarogers5225 Oh, way out West, beyond the Connecticut River, where people talk funny and can't understand our Boston accent.☺☺☺ I lost my accent when studying at grad school in Upstate NY. The people there think I'm from Canada or England, and people here ask what country accent I have. My answer is "English teacher!"
Want to rent in boston as my husband will study in NEU in fall 2023 but its too expensive ,so dont knw what to do ,can we rent nearby like a 1 bhk for d start
come on. i lived there from 2005-2012, winter is easy compared to upper mid west/north (WI, MN, IA, ND, SD, IL, MI)' if you've lived anywhere like that, winter is great, there is snow (sometimes), but not too much cold...the host...from St. Louis, is from pretty far South comparatively, so, winter is no reason to not move to Boston. I loved Boston, lived in Brookline. Such good times. Cheers.
What happened to St Louis?… I’m a 40 year resident of the Boston area with a son and grand children in St. Louis. I visit St Louis often and enjoyed your videos of the neighborhoods there. Welcome to Boston and the North End. Make sure to give a shout out to Pizzeria Regina on Thacher St… best Pizza in the country! I’ll keep an eye on your Boston videos. Good Luck!
In the city, if you live close to where you work, or the T is next to you, it's totally doable. Some neighborhoods are pretty difficult to have a car just in terms of parking. In the suburbs, it's more important to have a car if you don't want to take the T or commuter rail into the city
Based on all the averages, Boston is pretty similar tbh. It usually ranked slightly below SF but it's also less populous and there's tons of ways the numbers can be skewed. Looking at all the top 10 cities, it's all expensive just a matter of which one matches your lifestyle & career goals!
hello hello! Loved this video! Any chance you have any advice for living near tufts university? I'll be starting dental school and I'm moving from cleveland, ohio so I'm still digesting the financials of it 😂 I would love to live in a studio but I know that's ... not realistic without getting student loans involved??
I know I am 6 months late so I'm sure you already know this - but Tufts Dental is nowhere near the undergraduate campus. The dental school is next to the Theater District and Chinatown (Boston.) The main campus of the university is in Medford. - a completely different city.
Winter can be up and down. I remember an entire winter when it didn't snow or go below 40 degrees a few years ago. But then a few years before that we had the longest stretch of blow 10 degree weather days ever recorded. So....you never really know. I always recommend preparing for the worst, but hoping for the best. You need a good insulated winter coat, gloves, hat, and a decent pair of boots.
I’ve lived in Boston for all 29 years of my life and I must say after the pandemic this city has become very anti social ! The bar scene is nothing like it use to be , combined with weeks sometimes a month straight of zero sunlight in winter can make for a depressing experience. The education is good but people basically never have time to do anything other than work because of high cost of living . It’s become a very introverted city with no balance . But hey , everyone will have a different experience this is just my perspective!
@@LivingBoston i hear a lot of opiates addicts have to live on the sidewalk of South Bay until the South End. Melnea Cass/ Mass avenue. Is it true? Any program to put the women in a clean dorm, oatmeal for breakfast, rice and bean and salad for lunch and supper with daily group counselling and have them on suboxone? When that happens, after a few months, the women can have jobs, pay taxes, and start leading a normal life. They need that safety net to start to retrain their robot brain. The thinking brain can not override an addicted robot brain. Is the Coleman institute helping? Thanks.
Boston is polite but distant. Peole will divert their eyes instead of saying hi. People are on edge like most bigger cities. There’s an under city of poor and drug addled like everywhere in the US. Relatively safe still. It’s a dry city means people are studious or crazy hours of work so unless your heading into a bar on Boston you could be very bored especially in winter.
Re edit your video and have a cool woman insert a mini segment where she highlights the cutest boots to wear walking around 1 week after the "NorEastern" happened. just a thought.
@@Isaactorres60 Best universities in the world; best health care in the world; safest big city in the country; minority-majority city with BIPOC Mayor, Police Chief, President of the City Council, Chief Justice, and District Attorney. I don't think where you live can compete.
@@taylorrice8612 it's true Massachusetts women always play the smart girl goody tushoes, little princess syndrome lol really turns a guy off in other words very boring except for Tauton, Fall River, New Bedford, and the cape and Rhode island the women are more sexy outgoing and easier towards Boston the women are like communist there up tight and don't like men.
@@PedroMartinez-tt7lr I'm not sweating it we all know who my last girlfriend was in Massachusetts if you don't know then better ask around your name is ringing bells kid.
Any pros or cons I missed in this video?
You do a pretty good job of giving the basics of a complex set of topics, especially as you reference other videos with deeper dives into topics like weather and expenses. I'll share a comment made to me by one of my international students. "I have a Mercedes Benz, my mother and father each have one. I don't understand how you can live in this city, it's so expensive that I feel really poor here." This was a couple of years ago, and Boston has not gotten cheaper.
The weather topic is more important than it seems. I went to visit a friend outside of Chicago one January, and the wind from Canada went through my Boston layers like a hot knife through butter. OTOH if they're from Florida or SoCal, they complain about freezing if the temperature drops below 50. Northern Europeans, Koreans and Japanese students never thought the weather was too different, some said that Boston was more like Europe [others England] in climate, culture, cosmopolitanism and architecture, than other cities in the US.
You alluded to diversity in neighborhoods, but the deep dive needs to mention the St. Patrick's Day Parade, The Italian Festival, the Ice Cream Festival, the Caribbean Festival, Chinese New Year, the Catholic Bishop's annual blessing of the Greek, Portuguese and Italian fishing fleet. etc. Near where I live there are 3 Buddhist centers, two Hindu temples, 3 Muslim centers, an Egyptian Coptic Orthodox church, several Jewish centers, numerous Catholic and Protestant churches with a variety of languages on offer. Some Americans don't seem to know that there are many religious choices here and most people here don't care which one or none you choose. I do not know the ethnicity or religion of any of the tenants in my building, and they don't know mine, nobody cares.
I’m moving their next year in august from Springfield Missouri and you being from the Midwest helped a lot
good vide overall but your speaking was very redundant - especially in the beginning.
Culture: world class art museums and galleries, major orchestras, rock music in clubs big and small, neighborhood sports teams, libraries, good restaurants everywhere, playgrounds and parks, and so many interesting people.
I was born and raised in Greater Boston and my grandparents lived in Back Bay. I've been gone for many years, but this winter I'll be moving back home. I've missed it so much!
That is so so exciting! Luckily you'll be avoiding the busy move-in season -- which is happening right now
Welcome home !
moving from phx to boston permanently with my daughter next year (undergrad transfer at first then law school) & to be near our friends that are from there! your videos are super helpful, thank you!
I'm in Phoenix too. My wife and I have been talking about getting out of here for a few years. I can't remember at all how it happened but around the same time we both started looking into the Boston area. I'm done with the heat. I'll freeze for 11 months over baking for the same amount.
Hahaha not me finding your comment 😜
I work in Boston and have a small condo in NH (right on the border of MA). Without traffic it takes me exactly 40 mins to get there so I plan my time wisely. I pay less than what my coworkers pay for a room for my mortgage. I wish I could afford to live here, but my City has literally every store and restaurant and mall. I can go to town hall and register my car, pay my taxes the same day, traffic is busy but not like Boston. I love this setup and I love Boston as well.
How much do u pay and where exactly do u live
I love Boston. I miss living there everyday. One of the biggest pro’s for me is that it is a walking city.
The last place I lived was on Charles street in Beacon Hill. Unfortunately the only way I can afford it was with a loan (student housing loan).
I have been working my way back to getting to Boston. I am working outside of Boston and hoping to slowly work my way back in Boston lol
I love the walkability too. And I hear you, it can definitely be expensive - I jumped around neighborhoods as a student living here w/ roommates and also solo
I love the Winter - love cold temps and snow. Many people here do. :)
My dream is to live and go to college or uni in boston its such a magical place to me, i love the history and the most magical part abt is the public garden next to the common, its so beautiful i love to see people having picnics going on the swan boats walking their dogs, i just love it all
It definitely is a beautiful place, I hope you get the chance to study here some day!
Back in the late 90s when I was living in the Seattle area I seemed to run into a lot of people that had moved to the Seattle area from Boston.
One girl that I met told me that her and her friends were in college there last year and they decided that they were going to write down cities that they thought they might like to move too, Seattle won, they said there was a lot of similarities but it was quite different and the same. I have never been to Boston but I really want to go
I hear from so many people moving TO Boston after going to college / grad school in another major city, and likewise a good amount of people moving FROM Boston to another big city (like Seattle) that excels in their industry they plan to work in right after graduating from a Boston school
Great content, natural delivery and definitely a subject expert.
Thanks so much for your comment
Thanks you so much for this new remarkable video about Boston, MA. About two years ago.I visited Boston,MA. In 2023 for one week on a vacation in peace 2023❤❤❤
I was born an raised in Woburn Massachusetts I MOVED to Henderson nv 2017 I WISH I NEVER LEFTED 🤦 I miss the MEDICAL FOOD EDUCATION there's NOTHING LIKE BACK HOME I just don't have the money to come back DONT EVER LEAVE because NO ONE MOVES OUT!
I am thinking to move from SF
Thanks man! Great Video! Everything is very clear
Thanks for watching!
Boston is walkable, historic and scenic. However, if you're 35+ years old and single..you'll most likely be doing things solo since it's a more youthful city
Where is the best place to live to raise a family?
There are a lot of good neighborhoods and surrounding towns, with good schools.
Boston Public schools are hit and miss - some are excellent - others = not so great.
Great vid jacob! I saw you know St Louis well too. Do you have a video compairing this 2 cities?
Where should I live in Boston if I'm in my 30s, full time job and want that social life as well? Is it South?
Boston is a great city. Born and raised here since 1980 so seen all the changes over 4 decades. It has changed so much. Today very clean safe and high tech. They keep the streets clean and homeless off the streets. In the old days it was very gritty, racially segregated and lots of gangs and crime. No longer the case. Rents are off the charts. Most people cannot afford Boston housing.
Some great points you bring up. And yes the rising rent is definitely a big problem as Boston becomes harder and harder for the average earner to afford to live!
Boston has diverse food, beaches, great universities, and rich history. Its summer and fall seasons are beautiful. Winter has been mild in recent years due to global warming.
A large part of the Boston metro area is not livable - too dangerous (ghettos) or expensive to live in. Most coworkers I know live in the suburbs.
MBTA has been so crappy this year making commute to work quite painful; also, there is high traffic during rush hours, parking is super expensive.
Yep I was one of those college kids 40 years ago, still here!
Love it! Where did you move here from originally?
@@LivingBoston western ma
@@laurarogers5225 Oh awesome!
@@laurarogers5225 Oh, way out West, beyond the Connecticut River, where people talk funny and can't understand our Boston accent.☺☺☺ I lost my accent when studying at grad school in Upstate NY. The people there think I'm from Canada or England, and people here ask what country accent I have. My answer is "English teacher!"
Want to rent in boston as my husband will study in NEU in fall 2023 but its too expensive ,so dont knw what to do ,can we rent nearby like a 1 bhk for d start
Love to see other real estate agent's views on things! Well done!
Thank you Noune! You have a great channel and content yourself, and I wish you the most success with your business!
come on. i lived there from 2005-2012, winter is easy compared to upper mid west/north (WI, MN, IA, ND, SD, IL, MI)' if you've lived anywhere like that, winter is great, there is snow (sometimes), but not too much cold...the host...from St. Louis, is from pretty far South comparatively, so, winter is no reason to not move to Boston. I loved Boston, lived in Brookline. Such good times. Cheers.
Pretty far south comparatively huh? hahah
Not me having to re-watch @14:47 “the right fit for THOM”
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where's the best place to live if I plan on working at BWH?
Fenway
Mission Hill
What happened to St Louis?… I’m a 40 year resident of the Boston area with a son and grand children in St. Louis. I visit St Louis often and enjoyed your videos of the neighborhoods there. Welcome to Boston and the North End. Make sure to give a shout out to Pizzeria Regina on Thacher St… best Pizza in the country! I’ll keep an eye on your Boston videos. Good Luck!
I produce content for both cities and practice real estate in St. Louis and Boston, thanks for watching!
You have mentioned cars quite a bit, how important is it to have a car?
In the city, if you live close to where you work, or the T is next to you, it's totally doable. Some neighborhoods are pretty difficult to have a car just in terms of parking. In the suburbs, it's more important to have a car if you don't want to take the T or commuter rail into the city
Do people cross country along the River or at the Franklin park the day after a "Noreaster" or is that illegal? Thanks!
Good question I really don't know if that's legal or not
Totally legal and lots of fun!
Was so confused at first bc I only watched your STL channel 😂 cool you're making content for boston too!
Hahaha not many people see the overlap between the two channels, but you're one of them!
My fiance and I are moving there from San Francisco. Would you say it's just as expensive?
Based on all the averages, Boston is pretty similar tbh. It usually ranked slightly below SF but it's also less populous and there's tons of ways the numbers can be skewed. Looking at all the top 10 cities, it's all expensive just a matter of which one matches your lifestyle & career goals!
hello hello! Loved this video! Any chance you have any advice for living near tufts university? I'll be starting dental school and I'm moving from cleveland, ohio so I'm still digesting the financials of it 😂 I would love to live in a studio but I know that's ... not realistic without getting student loans involved??
It all be super expensive off campus . Rent a room perhaps. You can’t afford a small place unless you really have some cash fflow
I know I am 6 months late so I'm sure you already know this - but Tufts Dental is nowhere near the undergraduate campus. The dental school is next to the Theater District and Chinatown (Boston.) The main campus of the university is in Medford. - a completely different city.
I love the Boston weather.
It's very nice at times
Winter can be up and down. I remember an entire winter when it didn't snow or go below 40 degrees a few years ago. But then a few years before that we had the longest stretch of blow 10 degree weather days ever recorded. So....you never really know. I always recommend preparing for the worst, but hoping for the best. You need a good insulated winter coat, gloves, hat, and a decent pair of boots.
Of course it dropped below 40 degrees. That has never happened.
I FELT HAPPY IN THIS CITY, ITS VERY COLD IN WINTER I SAW CARS FREEZING
Could I find a $1700 rent in the Back Bay area?
Only if you share the apartment with two or three other people
@@PedroMartinez-tt7lr wow! ok
I’ve lived in Boston for all 29 years of my life and I must say after the pandemic this city has become very anti social ! The bar scene is nothing like it use to be , combined with weeks sometimes a month straight of zero sunlight in winter can make for a depressing experience. The education is good but people basically never have time to do anything other than work because of high cost of living . It’s become a very introverted city with no balance . But hey , everyone will have a different experience this is just my perspective!
I've never heard the word "Boston" said so many times in one video before
Thanks for sharing. Suggest more clips especially originated by you.
What do you mean?
Coming to HMS!
When is the Living in the South End video coming!? Let me know if you have any questions for this area!
Planning on it very soon! Any aspects of south end you think should definitely be mentioned in the video?
@@LivingBoston i hear a lot of opiates addicts have to live on the sidewalk of South Bay until the South End. Melnea Cass/ Mass avenue. Is it true? Any program to put the women in a clean dorm, oatmeal for breakfast, rice and bean and salad for lunch and supper with daily group counselling and have them on suboxone? When that happens, after a few months, the women can have jobs, pay taxes, and start leading a normal life. They need that safety net to start to retrain their robot brain. The thinking brain can not override an addicted robot brain. Is the Coleman institute helping? Thanks.
My friend, you don't have to repeat the same point from multiple angles.
Thanks for sharing
Take a shot every time Boston is said.
Need to say it enough for the youtube algorithm to hear me
@@LivingBoston Wise creator
:)
A lot of women in their 20's. Perfect. Lol.
Boston is polite but distant. Peole will divert their eyes instead of saying hi. People are on edge like most bigger cities. There’s an under city of poor and drug addled like everywhere in the US. Relatively safe still. It’s a dry city means people are studious or crazy hours of work so unless your heading into a bar on Boston you could be very bored especially in winter.
It’s boring and expensive is the con and the pro is good food
Boston is the perfect city to live in, people are bad. City is perfect
What an intelligent comment
Re edit your video and have a cool woman insert a mini segment where she highlights the cutest boots to wear walking around 1 week after the "NorEastern" happened. just a thought.
I'm confused lol
Comin' to ouah wiked, faiah city, can get confusin when ya can't get theah from heah!
It's too WOKE there now
Hey, I contacted you via mail, could you have a look maybe?
Boring and extremely expensive, don't do it.
Don't be sad Isaac. Not everyone can afford to live in a first class city
@@PedroMartinez-tt7lr first class prices, first class racism and mid-tier entertainment
@@Isaactorres60 Best universities in the world; best health care in the world; safest big city in the country; minority-majority city with BIPOC Mayor, Police Chief, President of the City Council, Chief Justice, and District Attorney. I don't think where you live can compete.
@@PedroMartinez-tt7lr of course, for the whites in the North End. Enjoy fourth-class Dorchester
The women are not as outgoing like other parts of the country they seem uptight.
Oh interesting
Maybe it’s you.
@@taylorrice8612 it's true Massachusetts women always play the smart girl goody tushoes, little princess syndrome lol really turns a guy off in other words very boring except for Tauton, Fall River, New Bedford, and the cape and Rhode island the women are more sexy outgoing and easier towards Boston the women are like communist there up tight and don't like men.
You're doing it all wrong Larry. You got no game. 😉
@@PedroMartinez-tt7lr I'm not sweating it we all know who my last girlfriend was in Massachusetts if you don't know then better ask around your name is ringing bells kid.
Can heterosexuals live in Boston?
Why would that not be the case…
Hayes - not sure someone with your limited intellect could survive here
Boring Boston
Good , stay away
Guy probably spends half his life playing games on-line
@@taylorrice8612 -triggered liberal snowflake
@@PedroMartinez-tt7lr bro u dont even go outside and your trying to lecture me on having a social life? no one wants to hang out with you boring npc
How many videos do you need to get ypur OPINIONS shoved in everyone's face?
Since it's my channel I guess an infinite amount