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I've never been to Boston, but I voted for Philly anyways because it's more affordable. Plus, Philly is bigger, and I'd imagine that it has more to do, so the suburbs are in closer proximity to more amenities. Of course, I could be wrong, and the only way I'll know for sure is after visiting Boston first.
I've never been to Boston, but I voted for Philly anyways because it's more affordable. Plus, Philly is bigger, and I'd imagine that it has more to do, so the suburbs are in closer proximity to more amenities. Of course, I could be wrong, and the only way I'll know for sure is after visiting Boston first.
Well, the entire Northeast really has IMO the best suburbs. I would think that Boston and Philly are pretty similar, as would New England all the way down through DC and everywhere in between.
Chicago does and so does Minneapolis, and the West Coast (SF, LA, and Seattle).
Theres a thread on best suburbs somewhere in here that shows the Northeast leading.
Im just trying to see out of Boston and Philly, which one most think is better?
Theres a Chicago vs Philly thread for metros and a lot of people say Philly has the better suburbs and metro area because of the nature and the special character of the surrounding towns that Chicago just cant match.
Very true. Speaking of the character of the towns, even though Chestnut Hill is technically part of Philadelphia proper, it feels so different, like a charming town in the country. It has its own unique vibe to it, which I think is just lovely and impressive for being within city limits of the East Coast's second-biggest city.
I'll biased and go with Boston. But it's probably a close one either way. As I said on another thread, while Philadelphia is bigger than Boston, a lot of the difference is from city limit size. Chestnut Hill-types neighborhoods are outside the city limits of Boston. Even the closest thing to University City in Philly is in another city (Cambridge & Somerville).
Boston definitely wins for old coastal suburban towns. Housing stock is somewhat older
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Yea, if there's one thing Philly does well without question, it's suburbs. Argue about city proper Philadelphia's poverty and blight all you want, but The Main Line is top 5 in the country for suburban living.
That said, back to the thread, it's close. It can go either way, honestly.
I have seen the Philly burbs pretty extensively due to family. The burbs to the west are hard to beat. I have not seen Boston burbs, though, but I have seen inner ring areas like Needham and Brookline and those cannot be beat or matched by anything in Philly...but I'm assuming we aren't calling those "burbs"?
Not sure Boston can match anything thats Main Line.
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