7Boston
Cost of Living: 39.7% above U.S. average
City Population: 636,479
Median Household Income: $53,136
Median Home Value: $374,700
Boston is the capital and largest city of the state of Massachusetts. The area’s many colleges and universities make Boston an international center of higher education and medicine, and the city is considered to be a world leader in innovation for a variety of reasons.
Along with these big-city benefits – renowned universities, art collections and historic sites come its high costs. A single-family South End home would cost you about $2 million.
