is Boston good city to live in?

[shiraziman]

I moved to Boston area in 2010 and my life completely changed, for the better. My career, business, family life, everything improved.
Great thing that I discovered about Boston is that majority of its people care to help others, there is hardly any envy or jealousy or selfishness.
As a minority immigrant, I have not experienced any discrimination or racism. Even after the tragic Marathon bombing.

People here respect knowledge, education, and encourage progress.
Social programs will help you get on your feet if you start with little money.

There are a ton of opportunities. If you can't live in the city of Boston due to high cost, you can live in Quincy, Somerville, or nearby towns and move your way up.
It's only a few hours away from major cities: NYC, Philly, and even Canada.
So, go ahead and move.

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Originally Posted by bjimmy24

OP, come to Boston! I had a weird urge to come here too, despite having never visited (except for a family vacation when I was 8). There really are a lot of job oppurtunities. I had no problem getting employed here (compared to when I lived in Ohio, I had a hell of a time even getting part time jobs). But it's not just the jobs- a job only does so much for ya. I really have grown to love this place in the 5ish months I've been living here. I keep finding some new places an fun stuff. There are a few things that I don't care for here, but overall, it suits my ideal lifestyle pretty well.

Boston is pretty expensive, but a lot of people play it up way way way too much. To be fair, I am single with no children, so my financial worries are limited pretty much to just my needs, but I still have had no problem affording a decent apartment (with roommates) in a decent area (Brighton) and have been able to put aside some cash too. I came here with about $2000 to get started.

Originally Posted by shiraziman

I moved to Boston area in 2010 and my life completely changed, for the better. My career, business, family life, everything improved.
Great thing that I discovered about Boston is that majority of its people care to help others, there is hardly any envy or jealousy or selfishness.
As a minority immigrant, I have not experienced any discrimination or racism. Even after the tragic Marathon bombing.

People here respect knowledge, education, and encourage progress.
Social programs will help you get on your feet if you start with little money.

There are a ton of opportunities. If you can't live in the city of Boston due to high cost, you can live in Quincy, Somerville, or nearby towns and move your way up.
It's only a few hours away from major cities: NYC, Philly, and even Canada.
So, go ahead and move.

Liking your commentary guys. Making me feel warm and fuzzy. Especially after feeling so heartsick - still - after the Marathon horror.

I landed in Beantown in 1993. I lived there till 2008. It is a great city - so most to see learn know and feel. If you haven't I suggest you visit the King's Chapel burial ground where the oldest (AFAIK) Bostonian - John Winthrop born 1588 - still resides. Fascinating ancient history.

Boston's First Immigrants:

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It's a nice medium sized city. It's not NYC or LA so don't expect it to be. It's very dense, which may be a good or bad thing depending on where you are in life.

If you got the skills you'll do well here. If you graduated with an Art degree then, yeah things will be tough.