{"id":6059,"date":"2022-08-10T11:12:56","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T17:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suggestedbylocals.com\/?p=6059"},"modified":"2023-06-01T16:22:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T22:22:39","slug":"17-reasons-not-to-move-to-boston-massachusetts-voted-by-the-locals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suggestedbylocals.com\/17-reasons-not-to-move-to-boston-massachusetts-voted-by-the-locals\/","title":{"rendered":"17 Reasons Not to Move to Boston, Massachusetts (Voted by the Locals!)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Boston, Massachusetts is a very famous city, partially because of its rich history and the number of schools in the area. However, no city is perfect, and Boston is no exception. Included below are 17 reasons why you shouldn’t move to Boston, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Traffic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Traffic\"Opens<\/a> is absolutely horrible in Boston, Massachusetts. There are too many cars and not enough land, which leads to traffic jams that feel like they last for hours during rush hour. The roads in Boston, especially in the city, are narrow and not built to support so many cars. The narrow streets are not helped by the fact that most of the parking is on-street parking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The city is trying to reduce the number of cars on the road by encouraging people to bike rather than drive places, but when they create bike lanes, the roads become narrower and harder to navigate, so they become more dangerous for both bikers and drivers to navigate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The traffic in Boston will not get better anytime soon, even though the city is doing things to try and reduce the amount of it every day. In fact, the amount of traffic in Boston is getting worse as more people move into the city. Some people even think that the traffic in Boston is worst than it is in New York City, which is quite shocking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There really is no solution to the traffic problem in Boston because there isn’t any room to add more roads or make the current ones wider without making sidewalks smaller and removing on-street parking, which would leave drivers with no place to park near their homes. Many people walk in Boston, so it wouldn’t make sense for the city to make the sidewalks smaller to attempt to make roads wider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traffic patterns \"Opens<\/a>in Boston are hard to predict outside of rush hour, so sometimes you can avoid it, and other times you can’t. This means you always have to leave the house early than you need to, just in case you get stuck in traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the traffic got better\"Opens<\/a> during the Covid-19 pandemic, it has now gotten worse traffic-wise as people start driving more often again, which doesn’t bode well for the future of the roads in Boston. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Boston is Full of Bad Drivers<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Traffic is not the only thing you have to worry about when driving in Boston, Massachusetts. You also have to worry about bad drivers, as they run rampant in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drivers in Boston drive over the speed limit, don’t follow basic rules, often drive in bus and bike lanes, look at and talk on their phones as they are driving, don’t use basic signals, and cut other drivers off often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drivers in Boston are so bad at driving that in 2019, Allstate\"Opens<\/a> compiled a list of the best and worst drivers in the U.S., and Boston was ranked 198 out of 200, which is a dismal rating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Weather<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The weather in Boston, Massachusetts\"Opens<\/a> is dismal and cold for most of the year, and sunny for the rest of it. The winter months are long and brutal, and it takes a while for spring to actually arrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the winter, it snows most of the time and cold wind comes from the coast, chilling you to the bones. It snows an average of 48 inches during the winter every year in Boston, which is 20 inches more than the U.S. average. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the spring, it rains quite often. In fact, Boston gets around 47 inches of rain every year. During the summer, it is quite sunny and warm, and typically the temperature isn’t stifling as it can be in other cities. However, thunderstorms happen often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fall is considered the most beautiful season in Boston, Massachusetts because the leaves turn beautiful colors and line the streets. However, this season doesn’t last long and winter will soon make you shiver and wonder why you ever moved to the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Cost of Living<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Boston, Massachusetts is considered one of the most expensive places to live in the U.S. On average, it costs one person $2,899 every month\"Opens<\/a> to live in Boston, which is much more than what most people pay every month in the U.S. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the reasons why the cost of living in Boston is so high is because of how much rent costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. High Rent<\/h2>\n\n\n
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It is extremely expensive to rent an apartment in Boston, Massachusetts, but it is what most people do or feel like they have to do. On average, it costs $3,634 every month<\/a> to rent an apartment, although the number of multi-bedroom apartments near local universities likely increases this average cost. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the average size of apartments in Boston is a dismal 808 square feet, so you will likely be paying over $1,000 per month for a studio or small 1-bedroom apartment in Boston, depending on where the apartment is located and how nice it is. The cost of apartments located in Boston has increased faster than normal in recent years, so don’t be surprised when your rent is increased for your small Boston apartment if you choose to move there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Homelessness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Homelessness is a problem in Boston, Massachusetts. However, the homelessness problem in the area has been getting better in recent years, and more programs to help the homeless are being created and funded by the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, this doesn’t mean that there aren’t still a lot of homeless people on the streets. In 2021, the Boston census accounted for 1,591 homeless people\"Opens<\/a>, and they may not have been able to count all of them for various reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Crime<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

About 4,378 violent crimes\"Opens<\/a> and 13,493 property-related crimes happen in Boston, Massachusetts every year, so you shouldn’t move to Boston because of the relatively high crime rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you still want to move to the area, keep in mind that although Boston is not the safest place to live in, it is also not the most dangerous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. The Number of People in the City<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Boston, Massachusetts is overcrowded and has a dense population\"Opens<\/a>, and more people move to the area every year. It is nearly impossible to walk on the sidewalks without nearly bumping into someone, especially when you are in the downtown area where most of the shops and restaurants are located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boston is one of the most densely populated cities in the U.S. and Massachusetts, which is bad because of how small the city actually is when you compare it to other cities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Tourists<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Boston is famous for its history, as many important historical events happened in the area, including the Boston Tea Party. However, that means that many tourists visit the city each year, making the streets and roads even more crowded than they already are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About 22.7 million tourists\"Opens<\/a> and visitors come to Boston every year, which is a lot of people that come to visit a relatively small city. Some people visit and then later move to the area, while others only visit for a short time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The Bug Problem<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bugs run rampant\"Opens<\/a> in the state of Massachusetts, and the city of Boston is no exception. People that live in Boston will have to deal with the following bugs\"Opens<\/a> regularly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n