Boston, MA
Welcome to Boston, the big city in the convenient
small city size!
Boston is storied for its role in the American
revolution. But there is far more to Boston than just
Revolutionary history. From museums to pro sports, from fresh
seafood to Italian cuisine, Boston has somethig for
everyone. It's also a great place to start your
exploration of New England.
Education :-
Boston is often called ?the Athens of America? and has
long beenrecognized as a center for higher
education. In 1994, the city?s 32colleges,
universities, and graduate schools had a combined enrollment of
over 134,796 fulltime and
part-timestudents.4Whileanestimated90,260 live in Boston, either at home with
theirparents, in dormitories, or in privateapartments, the
remaining 44,530 students commute into the city?s
schools every day from surrounding communities.
The colleges of boston:-
College of Arts & Sciences
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
College of Communication
School of Education
College of Engineering
Division of Extended Education
College of Fine Arts
College of General Studies
Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
School of Hospitality Administration
School of Law
School of Management
Metropolitan College (Continuing Education)
School of Social Work
School of Theology
Goldman School of Dental Medicine
School of Medicine
Graduate Medical Sciences
School of Public Health
Climate :-
In general, however, Boston's climate is similar to
New York's. Expect hot, humid days in the summer (but
don't be surprised if you get here and it's fairly cool)
and snow in the winter. Winter temperatures tend to
hover around freezing - we rarely get extended periods
of Minnesota-like freeze-your-ears-off blasts (but it
has happened). Boston tends to have a January thaw.
Springs and falls are mild, but spring often seems to
last for only three or four days - on Monday it's
freezing, then it gets nice, then blammo, summer hits.
Cost of living :-
Despite relatively high average wages, the Boston
region remains one of the most unaffordable places to live
in the country, with housing costs among the highest
in the US High housing costs are straining middle-
and low-income households, forcing people to move to
other areas. High housing costs are also limiting the
region?s ability to retain and attract the young,
highly-skilled workers and recent college graduates who are
so critical to the knowledge economy.The report shows
that over the past twenty years, the typical married
couple?s income rose $11,000 to $70,000 in real terms.
In contrast, the income of female-headed families
remained flat at just $25,000.
BOSTON?S JOBS AND WORKERS
Boston is one of only three major U.S. cities (along
with San Francisco and Washington, D.C.)
that generates more jobs than it has residents.
Boston?s economy is currently supporting a total of 615,714
jobs.1 The U.S. Census estimates that 39% - or 240,129
- of those jobs are held by Boston residents, while
61% - or 375,586 - of those jobs are held by workers who
commute into the capital city every day.
Boston's population
With a resident population of just over 574,000,
Boston ranks as the 20th largest city in the
United States. But a truer picture of the city?s size,
importance and vitality emerges every day when
Boston?s ?day-long population? doubles to nearly 1.2 million
people.In addition to being one of the few major
cities that generates more jobs than it has residents,
Boston attracts hundreds of thousands of additional
visitors who come into the city to shop,go to school,
receive health care, visit historic sites or attend cultural
or sporting events. On days when special events are
held in Boston, like Sail Boston, or annual events like
the Boston Marathon, Fourth of July Esplanade Celebration, or
Head of the Charles Regatta, the
city?s population can approach 2 million people
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