I grew up in Boston, went to school in the Bay Area, and about three years ago moved back to Boston. Real Estate. Both are pretty similar, way expensive (wait

I grew up in Boston, went to school in the Bay Area, and about three years ago moved back to Boston. Real Estate. Both are pretty similar, way expensive (waits for someone from NYC to comment). Boston is actually a bit more expensive than the bay. If you are willing to commute 45 minutes into the city the prices do drop quite a bit, but who wants to do that. Diversity. Bay area is much more diverse than Boston. Being a white kid from the suburbs I had never had thai food nor known someone from vietnam before moving the Bay. Boston is a really young city, tons of colleges, so you do have a good mix of cultures in those crowds. Smart People. Boston is full of them, but really so is every other city. There are a lot of schools here, so there are plenty of smart people. You will have no problem finding smart people in Boston/Cambridge. All of my friends are driven, but I do not think thats because of the city, its mainly because of who I choose to hang out with. Family. I'd probably want to move out to the burbs for that. Cambridge can be a bit of a young crowd, crowded, etc. Feel free to ask any questions.