Massachusetts City Named 'Most Expensive' Place To Live In The Entire State

By Logan DeLoye

December 13, 2023

Capitol Hill historic community in Washington DC USA
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You don't really need a list to recognize the priciest places to live in Massachusetts.

Sometimes all it takes is a drive past a neighborhood with large, seamlessly constructed houses and perfectly kept lawns existing in close proximity to one another in a gated community to know which areas are more expensive to live than others. While not always separated with a gate, something about these neighborhoods signal wealth and architectural excellence. Using data from both 24/7 Wall St. and Go Banking Rates, Yahoo Finance compiled a list of the most expensive cities to live in each state.

Per the list, the most expensive place to live in all of Massachusetts is (you guessed it!) Boston. The cost of living in Boston is 10.2% more expensive than national average housing costs.

Here's what Yahoo Finance had to say about the most expensive place to live in the entire state:

"The Boston area is home to several prominent colleges and universities, including Harvard, which is in Cambridge. Among residents of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area, 51.4% have a bachelor’s degree or higher, about 1.4 times the average U.S. rate."

For a continued list of the most expensive places to live across the country visit finance.yahoo.com.

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