⭐️ Total score |
2.85/5 (Rank #173)
|
❤️ Liked by members |
👍6 liked it 👎0 disliked it
|
👍 Quality of life score |
Good |
👶 Family score |
Good |
🎒 Community score |
Okay |
💵 Cost |
😳 Extremely expensive: $5,719 / mo
|
📡 Internet |
🙂 Good: 32Mbps (avg)
|
😝 Fun |
Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) |
🥶 Too cold: 14°C56°F (feels 13°C55°F)
|
💦 Humidity (now) |
💦 Damp: 95%
|
💨 Air quality (now) |
🌱 Great: 30 US AQI
|
💨 Air quality (annual) |
🌱 Great: 37 US AQI
|
👌 Safety |
Good
|
🤮 Food safety* |
Great
|
👮♀️ Lack of crime* |
Good
|
🤝 Lack of racism* |
Good |
🎓 Education level* |
High |
⚡️ Power grid |
Great
|
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change |
Good
|
💰 Income level* |
Very high:
$4,817 / mo
|
🙊 English speaking* |
Great |
😤 People density |
🧘♀️ Low density: 5k ppl/km² (1 per 14x14m)
|
🚶 Walkability |
Great |
🚦 Traffic safety* |
Okay |
✈️ Airline scores* |
Good |
🧳 Lost luggage* |
Good |
🏥 Hospitals |
Great |
😄 Happiness* |
Bad |
🍸 Nightlife |
Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city |
Good |
🖥 Places to work from |
Great |
❄️ A/C or heating |
Great |
😁 Friendly to foreigners |
Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech* |
Good |
👩 Female friendly |
Okay |
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly |
Great |
🎅 Startup Score |
Good |
🌍 Continent | North America |
🚩 Country | United States |
🗓️ Average trip length | 9 days |
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 32 Mbps |
⛅️ Weather (now) |
🌧 14°C 56°F + 💦 Damp (95%) = feels 13°C 55°F
|
💨 Air quality (now) | 👍 30 US AQI 🍃 OK |
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 38 US AQI |
🔌 Power | 115V 60Hz |
🧔 Best neighborhood to stay | Jamaica Plain |
🚀 Upcoming neighborhood | Roxbury |
🚕 Best taxi app* | Uber |
🚑 Travel medical insurance | Safetywing |
💸 Tipping | Yes, 15% |
💳 Cashless | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere |
💻 Best coworking space | My Oficio |
💻 Best alt. coworking space | Workbar |
☕️ Best coffee place | Thinking Cup |
☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Render Coffee |
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | Caffébene |
🚰 Tap water | 👌 Yes, safe to drink |
♻️ Return rate | 👍13% of visitors return |
📸 Visitors per year | 1,740,000 visitors |
📸 Tourists now | 33,347 tourists |
👨👩👧👦 Population | 670,000 people |
👨👩👧👦 GDP per capita* | $57,808 / year |
😤 Population density | 🤨 busy: 14x14m (196m²) per person |
👫 Gender ratio (population) |
👨 46% 👱♀️ 54% |
👫 Gender ratio (young adults) |
👨 52% 👱♀️ 48% |
👫 Gender ratio (nomads) |
👨 74% 👱♀️ 26% |
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed | Yes |
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious |
💻 Online electronics shop | Amazon |
🏠 Apartment listings | Zillow |
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Jet Blue |
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | United Airlines |
🏥 Best hospital | Arbour Health |
💵 Cost of living for nomad | $5,719 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $3,947 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $9,524 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $2,721 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $3,501 / month |
🏡 Airbnb (median price) | $3,466 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $2,340 / month |
🏨 Hotel (median price) | $164 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (median price) | $114 / night |
🏢 Coworking hot desk | $340 / month |
🍛 Dinner | $24 |
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $2 |
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L) | $7 |
☕️ Coffee in cafe | $5 |
👩🏫 International school | $32,167 / year |
📱 Mobile data (~10GB) | $21 / month |
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi) | $7 / trip |
💰 Estimated tax on $50,000 | $12,352 |
💰 Estimated tax on $100,000 | $30,278 |
💰 Estimated tax on $250,000 | $71,127 |
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Good air quality on average
✅ Nomads.com members liked going here a lot
✅ Many Nomads.com members have been
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ Roads are very safe
✅ Great freedom of speech
✅ Democratic
✅ Everyone speaks English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Very family friendly
✅ Very friendly to LGBTQ+
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
✅ (Medical) marijuana MAY be legal, unenforced or decriminalized (always double check this)
❌ Extremely expensive
❌ Cold now
❌ Gets very cold in the winter
❌ Very damp now
❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now
❌ Feels crowded
❌ Difficult to make friends
❌ High alcohol consumption
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Feels |
25
-4° freezing |
30
-1° freezing |
43
6° cold |
52
11° cool |
64
18° cool |
72
22° mild |
75
24° warm |
79
26° warm |
72
22° mild |
64
18° cool |
46
8° cold |
39
4° cold |
Real |
31
-1°
freezing |
34
1°
very cold |
46
8°
cold |
52
11°
cool |
63
17°
cool |
72
22°
mild |
75
24°
warm |
78
26°
warm |
72
22°
mild |
64
18°
cool |
48
9°
cold |
42
6°
very cold |
Humidity |
too dry 30% |
nice 34% |
too dry 23% |
nice 33% |
too dry 28% |
nice 33% |
nice 41% |
nice 38% |
nice 37% |
nice 38% |
too dry 30% |
nice 31% |
Most common | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☔️ Rain | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear | ☀️ Clear |
Rain |
rainy 58mm |
rainy 94mm |
dry 47mm |
rainy 108mm |
rainy 97mm |
rainy 81mm |
rainy 75mm |
rainy 92mm |
rainy 90mm |
rainy 117mm |
dry 46mm |
rainy 59mm |
Cloud |
pockets 30% |
pockets 43% |
pockets 21% |
pockets 32% |
pockets 34% |
pockets 38% |
pockets 47% |
pockets 41% |
pockets 33% |
pockets 37% |
pockets 25% |
pockets 36% |
Air quality |
clean 47 US AQI |
clean 48 US AQI |
clean 42 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 35 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 40 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 36 US AQI |
clean 39 US AQI |
clean 44 US AQI |
clean 46 US AQI |
Sun |
safe 1 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
seek shade 4 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 7 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
avoid sun 6 UVI |
seek shade 5 UVI |
seek shade 3 UVI |
safe 2 UVI |
safe 1 UVI |
Remote workers | 1,000 people | 1,056 people | 860 people | 1,163 people | 1,240 people | 1,128 people | 1,045 people | 1,058 people | 1,409 people | 1,412 people | 1,376 people | 1,188 people |
|
If you'd like to filter destinations based on their climate, try Nomads.com's Climate Finder
Based on Boston's cost of living, here's selected remote jobs that would cover your costs:
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55° 🚕39min $4,561 / mo 36 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked great 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌧 Feels 14° 57° 14° 57° 🚕1h $6,265 / mo 117 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked great 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌧 Feels 14° 57° 14° 57° 🚕1h $5,426 / mo 30 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌧 Feels 14° 57° 14° 57° 🚕1h $5,653 / mo 30 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked great 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 56° 🚕2h $4,258 / mo 33 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked great 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55° ✈️12min $4,695 / mo 99 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked great 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌧 Feels 10° 50° 11° 51° ✈️13min $4,948 / mo 32 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌧 Feels 11° 52° 11° 51° ✈️13min $4,329 / mo 30 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55° ✈️16min $4,771 / mo 30 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55° ✈️18min $5,074 / mo 30 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 56° ✈️20min $4,905 / mo 34 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked very bad 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55° ✈️21min $4,625 / mo 90 Mbps ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌧 Feels 12° 54° 13° 56° ✈️24min $7,344 / mo 🌇 Also went here384 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety bad Tap to open ☀️ Feels 18° 64° 17° 63° AQI 137 😷 ✈️5h $1,789 / mo 🌇 Also went here182 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked bad 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌥 Feels 19° 66° 19° 66° AQI 28 ✈️6h $5,307 / mo 🌇 Also went here225 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked bad 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌧 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58° ✈️6h $5,599 / mo 🌇 Also went here282 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked bad 👮 Safety good Tap to open ☀️ Feels 11° 52° 11° 53° AQI 7 ✈️7h $3,036 / mo 🌇 Also went here239 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌥 Feels 7° 45° 8° 46° AQI 34 ✈️7h $5,488 / mo 🌇 Also went here313 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety mediocre Tap to open 🌥 Feels 3° 37° 5° 41° AQI 57 😷 ✈️7h $4,729 / mo 🌇 Also went here283 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌥 Feels 6° 43° 7° 45° AQI 51 😷 ✈️7h $5,074 / mo 🌇 Also went here239 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌧 Feels 12° 54° 12° 54° AQI 50 ✈️8h $3,784 / mo 🌇 Also went here271 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety good Tap to open ☀️ Feels 1° 34° 2° 36° AQI 70 😷 ✈️8h $3,519 / mo 🌇 Also went here215 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🙂 Okay 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety good Tap to open ✈️8h $2,909 / mo 🌇 Also went here183 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked mediocre 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌥 Feels 13° 55° 13° 56° ✈️9h $4,822 / mo 🌇 Also went here189 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked great 👮 Safety great Tap to open ☀️ Feels 7° 45° 9° 49° AQI 23 ✈️14h $3,111 / mo 🌇 Also went here189 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 😙 Affordable 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked bad 👮 Safety good Tap to open 🌥 Feels 29° 84° 28° 83° AQI 124 😷 ✈️18h $1,522 / mo 🌇 Also went here215 people ×
⭐️ OverallAll 💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive 📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast 👍 Liked good 👮 Safety great Tap to open 🌧 Feels 32° 90° 28° 83° ✈️20h $4,576 / mo 🌇 Also went here174 people ×
Can't login? See the FAQ
By signing up, you agree to our terms of service and community guidelines.
One-time-payment: $39.98 $19.99 💫 0% off
Billed once. Then never again
One-time-payment: $200 $100 💫 50% off
Billed once. Then never again
Nomads.com members
work remotely at
💖 Thanks for signing up! I hope you like my site. I put a lot of effort into making it.
📬 First, please go to your email and click the confirm link first to verify your email address, check your spam folder if you can't find it
💌 After you confirm your email we'll send you an email with more info
👩💻 You can start using Nomads.com's member-only features now!