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Somewhat unrelated, but a lot of people complain about Boston being too expensive, like SF or NYC, but honestly you can live downtown inexpensively if you live
by seibelj 11y ago
Somewhat unrelated, but a lot of people complain about Boston being too expensive, like SF or NYC, but honestly you can live downtown inexpensively if you live in Chinatown, or within subway distance if you live in Jamaica Plain, Dorchester, or Roxbury, which become cheaper (and less safe) in that order. You don't need to live in Cambridge / Somerville / Back Bay / Seaport.
If you are seriously considering moving to Pittsburgh or someplace similar because of cost, look at Boston, which is way closer culturally to Silicon Valley than any second tier tech city, and don't focus on living in the prime locations.
- TTPrograms 11y agoLiving near Davis/Porter/Harvard/Central is pretty damn awesome, to be fair. I wouldn't live downtown even if it was cheaper.
- cushychicken 11y ago>I wouldn't live downtown even if it was cheaper. ...which it may be soon! In fact, for office space, it already is!
- cylinder 11y agoMy brother a student is paying $1600 for a bedroom in Chinatown. It's a high-rise but not luxurious. I don't get the appeal of Boston as a transplant at all. Not compelling unless you are there for a very cool job or education.
- bydo 11y agoBoston is too expensive. Have you looked at real estate prices in Pittsburgh? You can easily get an apartment in a nice neighborhood for less than a bedroom in Dorchester.
- seibelj 11y agoBut compared to SF or NYC, it's significantly cheaper, and you can receive a salary close to what is expected in SF or NYC.