City Comparison
Boston vs New York
A data-driven comparison of Boston, MA and New York, NY across housing, safety, walkability, and quality of life.
Affordability
Boston
Safety
Boston
Walkability
New York
Air Quality
Boston
Boston, MA
New York, NY
Housing & Cost of Living
$620,000
Median Home Value
Nat'l avg: $281,900
$680,000
$2,743
Median Rent
Nat'l avg: $1,163
$3,501
$76,298
Median Income
Nat'l avg: $74,580
$67,046
98
Affordability Index
Nat'l avg: 100
71
14.9¢/kWh
Electricity Rate
Nat'l avg: 16.6¢
23.2¢/kWh
Safety & Crime
3.3 per 1K
Violent Crime Rate
Nat'l avg: 3.7 per 1K
3.6 per 1K
11.5 per 1K
Property Crime Rate
Nat'l avg: 17.5 per 1K
15.1 per 1K
Walkability & Transportation
99/100
Walk Score
Nat'l avg: 48/100
100/100
100/100
Transit Score
Nat'l avg: 28/100
100/100
86/100
Bike Score
Nat'l avg: 32/100
88/100
Environment & Quality of Life
AQI 52
Air Quality (AQI)
Nat'l avg: AQI 42
AQI 74
Very Low
Climate Risk
Very Low
Quiet
Noise Level
Quiet
Demographics & Economy
675,647
Population
8,336,817
9.0%
Homeownership Rate
Nat'l avg: 65.9%
26.0%
4.6%
Unemployment
Nat'l avg: 3.7%
4.9%
N/A
Poverty Rate
Nat'l avg: 12.4%
N/A