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Culture in Boston. The culture of Boston, Massachusetts, shares many roots with greater New England, including a dialect of the Eastern New England accent popularly known as Boston English. [1] The city has its own unique slang, which has existed for many years. [2] Boston was, and is still, a major destination of Irish immigrants.
The islands in Boston Harbor are administered as part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. [1] The Boston Redevelopment Authority, [2] the City Parking Clerk, [3] and the City's Department of Neighborhood Development [4] have also designated their own neighborhoods. Unofficially, Boston has many overlapping neighborhoods of various sizes. Neighborhood associations have formed ...
Greater Boston is the metropolitan region of New England encompassing the municipality of Boston, the capital of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the most populous city in New England, and its surrounding areas. The most stringent definition of the region, used by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, consists of most of the eastern third ...
But living smaller comes with its challenges. Let’s weigh in on why people may want a smaller footprint, as well as the benefits and drawbacks of downsizing your home.
Quick Take: Pros and Cons of Tax-Free States Living in a tax-free state might be attractive to many Americans residing in a state with high-income taxes.
Commonwealth Avenue (colloquially referred to as Comm Ave) is a major street in the cities of Boston and Newton, Massachusetts. It begins at the western edge of the Boston Public Garden, and continues west through the neighborhoods of the Back Bay, Kenmore Square, Boston University, Allston, Brighton and Chestnut Hill.
But there are both pros and cons to living in a state with certain tax advantages.
Map of locations by per capita income. Areas with higher levels of income are shaded darker. Massachusetts is the second wealthiest state in the United States of America, with a median household income of $89,026 (as of 2021), [1] and a per capita income of $48,617 (as of 2021). [2] Many of the state's wealthiest towns are located in the Boston suburbs. This area includes a high concentration ...