I agree 💯 Boston is a very beautiful place to be, with a lot of opportunities and mind-blowing places to go and chill out. If you like to be adventurous with foods, Boston is a good place too! There are also a good number of stores to shop, both the pocket friendly ones and the Ivy levels 😂...
I recommend checking out the brownstones in Brighton or Allston-Brighton. Many of them tend to have entire apartments on one floor and two bathrooms at least. Typically you would be sharing a bathroom with only one other person which is reasonable. Living in downtown Boston proper is completely unreasonable and not worth it. Brighton center, Allston-Brighton, Roslindale, Jamaica Plain or East Boston are going to be your best bets. I recommend avoiding Roxbury and most parts or Dorchester due to crime. I also recommend avoiding Cambridge or Somerville due to the insane price of rents. Don't even bother with the seaport, it's 3000 dollars for a studio apartment
She's speaking the truth. I make $90k/year and live in a small one bedroom apartment and drive a 14 year old car. I don't know how people make ends meet on anything less. If i had student loans or a car payment i would be living paycheck to paycheck.
Born and raised, and yes it is kind of high. I think every major city is up with high rent, unless it’s the country. I’m currently in Ohio, and I hate it!!! I’d take being home with high rent any day.😂 👏🏾
I grew up just outside the city in Quincy. Rent is better here than the city however since I’m so used to expecting the costs to be higher whenever I go to other places in America ( besides NYC ) everything feels very cheap
Weather in Boston is not extreme by any means. Also, many people like me enjoy the winter. Which by the is more like mid dec - mid March. Today dec. 16 its currently 44f at 3:46. Come on folks bitching about weather is so silly
Boston is walkable, historical, and great places to eat..those are the pros. Cons are if you move to Boston as a 30 something for a job...you'll find it's super cliquey. And people in Boston don't seem to have a sense of humor
I feel ya on the love hate feelings on Boston. I grew up here and on one level it was a lot more vibrant in the 7'0s and 80's, as in more nightlife, more affordable though way more gritty. Believe it or not Copley Sq was kind of funky back then, with jazz clubas and some punk shows. Park Sq which basically doesn't exist anymore had the Playboy club,, the hillbilly Ranch etc. Kenmore was a nitelife destination and is now pretty much dead. All that provided lots of character but at the same time there was way more violence, police corruption and racism. I thankfully grew up in the South End (not to be confused with Southie...nothing against Southie mind you but back in the 70's Southie and the South End were bitter enemies. The South End was very ethnically diverse with Black, White , Puerto Rican, Asian, Greek, Lebanese, Syrians etc etc.... and also a big gay community and a lot of left leaning folks remaining from the 50;s and 60;s., I'll caveat this with the fact that I am white,... but, I do feel its much more relaxed racially that when I was growing up. In general the place has mellowed out...believe it or not compared with the 70's. I left Boston in the late 90's partly out of frustration after spending time in Paris, New York, London. These cities 10 times bigger and it's easier to get around. Boston has so much potential. Make the T 24 hours..relax liquor laws , more bars , clubs music venues,...make it easier to have fun... then again why try to be what we are not and appreciate what we are.
It's possible but you're gonna need alot of financial discipline and you'll need to rent a room with roommates. Rent gets cheaper the further away from the city. You can pay 1200 to 1400 and have roommates. Most studio spaces will cost you 1500 and up. The college areas have very little parking but we have an excellent public transportation system
It's actually becoming more diverse more Asian and Latin people moving in from central and south America especially Brazil you will notice that in Allston Brighton when walking around. It's more for younger crowd I hang out in that area and Fenway is another. The biggest black population is more in the south neighborhoods Dorchester Roxbury and mattapan.
You can find apartments in the Brighton/Allston neighborhoods. They’re on the green line. However you’ll need to have about 3-4 roommates to keep rent affordable. Those neighborhoods have many college kids.
Grew up in the Boston Area: Cons: Parking - Good luck finding a spot. Traffic: Hope you enjoy heavy non moving jams - plenty here - year round. Better be a liberal, I mean extreme liberal. Conservatives not allowed. Pros: Great Sports Great Eating Great Seafood Lots & Lots of colleges.
Best review ever. I totally agree with you on many things, but you missed a couple cons: Ridiculous cost of living purposefully exaggerated by conservative white homeowners statewide. The charm of Boston is given by all the universities located there, just like other parts of the country, if it weren't for that, the infrastructure, as old and well maintained as it is, would be much worse now. The quality of housing is extremely poor. People romanticize neighborhoods and suburbs where only native whites have the "quality of life" so touted in the press, the rest? At Brockton, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn and Dorchester/Roxbury, the pie will not touch you unless you are part of the 200-year-old parishioner. The store fronts in many of the towns and streets of Brookline (where I live) are screens, if you look closer and live from day to day you realize that most of it is garbage and that they are on newsprint dated 1998, they serve no real purpose other than to maintain an enforced "authenticity" that protects the real estate interests of the most greedy and cheap landlords across the country. The worst-maintained streets after Rhode Island, Boston is literally full of potholes. The food serves the interests of a mostly student and commuter, absolutely awful, worst restaurant scene in the entire country. On the positive side, everything works, the state gives you hope for the future as its institutions and finances are solid. Is it very interesting to visit? To live? It is not so, being so isolated people take the kool-aid that everything that exists in MA is unique and cannot be found anywhere in the country. As an ordinary person, you are more likely to live in a suburb of Quincy, with zero amenities and a painful commute to Boston for work each day, zero nightlife, low diversity, and a generally complacent "needs" life and business as usual, all while maintaining racially coded "attitudes" and "expectations." Massachusetts is not for someone who wants something more in life.
Your entire attitude needs an adjustment. To say that Quincy has no amenities and it not diverse tells me that either a. You haven't been there in 20 years, or b. You are blind & miserable Quincy has parks, beaches, diverse restaurants and good schools. It is also VERY culturally and racially diverse. Moreover, it is a 10 minute drive to downtown Boston and a less than 30 minute ride on the Red Line to Downtown Crossing. All you do is complain yet you stay here. Hmmmm..... 🤔
I personally haven't had any experience with racism. However, I'm very aware that my interactions with others are limited as I spend most of my time between school and my home. The one thing I hear often from Americans who aren't from here/the general Northeast is that Bostonians are cold and they just might be right.
Must give two thumbs down. Weather are you sure your in Boston? Past 2 winters have been warm and mostly sunny. I thought when I came here in Dec 2022. Except for 2 wks in Feb 2023, 2024. Boston is like upstate NY in Spring time! This yr 2024, Logan had 9.3 ins of snow, 3rd least snowy, and 2023 9.7 , 6th least snowy.
Pros: there are tons of beautiful women thanks to MGH, tech world, schools. Cons: you can’t get one unless you make 6 figures and have a solid job by solid I mean some sort of authority. Even back of the line sleevless moo moo with hairy armpit has a choice and you don’t!
I live in boston for 30 years, now in worcester, i have my own house, you are gorgeous, i am looking for a ebony african queen to take care of. I LOVE YOUR ACCENT!
I’m thankful I moved to Boston from Connecticut back in 2017…
It was the best adult decision I had made
I agree 💯
Boston is a very beautiful place to be, with a lot of opportunities and mind-blowing places to go and chill out. If you like to be adventurous with foods, Boston is a good place too! There are also a good number of stores to shop, both the pocket friendly ones and the Ivy levels 😂...
😂 Ivy level stores indeed 🤧
Looking forward to when I’ll be rich enough to afford items from those stores.
I recommend checking out the brownstones in Brighton or Allston-Brighton. Many of them tend to have entire apartments on one floor and two bathrooms at least. Typically you would be sharing a bathroom with only one other person which is reasonable.
Living in downtown Boston proper is completely unreasonable and not worth it. Brighton center, Allston-Brighton, Roslindale, Jamaica Plain or East Boston are going to be your best bets. I recommend avoiding Roxbury and most parts or Dorchester due to crime. I also recommend avoiding Cambridge or Somerville due to the insane price of rents. Don't even bother with the seaport, it's 3000 dollars for a studio apartment
Spot on! Thanks for the recommendations.
Thanks. I am moving to Boston in November and this was helpful. I am originally from Chicago. So, the weather won't bother me as much.
Thanks for watching! I’m glad you found it helpful 😊
Plus
Boston is the #1 safest
Big US city
It literally doesn’t snow anymore. I’m a plow driver in Boston and was called out 3 times last year. 4 year before…..
Good Lord you are stunning!!! 😍 and your voice is so soothing. I could listen to you talk about anything
this is a great video, i'll be relocating soon for work and don't know the first thing about boston!
How awesome! I’m glad you found it useful☺️
She's speaking the truth. I make $90k/year and live in a small one bedroom apartment and drive a 14 year old car. I don't know how people make ends meet on anything less. If i had student loans or a car payment i would be living paycheck to paycheck.
Thanks for corroborating what I said!!!
And it's close to Oak Bkuffs, Marthas Vineyard. And hiking and skiing. And the city has beaches. And weed is legal and abundant.
Yaay! Good Friday. Great video! 👏
Thank you!
My hometown! Yes it is expensive.
I agree about housing costs, we must do better.
It seems living in an apartment with a private bath is reserved for kings in the US. Sending lots of love from Virginia.
Omo! Is it the same situation in Virginia too?
@@AmaraOsuji Pretty much. Maybe it's an east coast thing lol
@@d4n13l_ud3kw3 bruh. Maybe it is. Thanks for sharing 😊
Boston is just to expensive for my liking, there much cheaper states with better weather condition to live in jare lol!
I agree 🥲
@ms.presilsportraits7323 I'm waiting for it 😄
Great video! Looking to move to Boston later this year, and this helped a lot!
Happy to hear that!
Amara all the best. Really informative.
Thank you 😊
Thank you for sharing, this was very helpful!
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching 😊
We just had the best winter in 2023. Almost no snow and mild temperature.
Yes! Last winter was pretty good.
Hello 👋 was just looking for something like this... Can u help with finding a cool and affordable accommodation around Paxton
Sorry I can’t help with that
Dear amara
Please do u know if theres any date for interview,yet for Spring 2023
Hi. I’m not sure about this but please email me(amyosujimgt@gmail.com) so I can share a resource with you
Born and raised, and yes it is kind of high. I think every major city is up with high rent, unless it’s the country. I’m currently in Ohio, and I hate it!!! I’d take being home with high rent any day.😂 👏🏾
Lmao. I too would rather stay here than move to Ohio😂
@@AmaraOsuji Smart move! 😂 I regret it everyday …
Great review
Thanks 😊
I grew up just outside the city in Quincy. Rent is better here than the city however since I’m so used to expecting the costs to be higher whenever I go to other places in America ( besides NYC ) everything feels very cheap
Yes! I see how things everywhere else would appear much cheaper than here. Also, rent definitely is cheaper once you start to go outside the city.
Thanks for sharing 👍
Weather in Boston is not extreme by any means. Also, many people like me enjoy the winter.
Which by the is more like mid dec - mid March. Today dec. 16 its currently 44f at 3:46. Come on folks bitching about weather is so silly
People come from different climates, don't be silly!!!
Moving from ATL Ato Boston any good place to buy house? and good schools
U from atl and mving to boston that's weird I've never seen nobody from atl wanted to move
Boston is walkable, historical, and great places to eat..those are the pros.
Cons are if you move to Boston as a 30 something for a job...you'll find it's super cliquey. And people in Boston don't seem to have a sense of humor
Great videos
Heyyyy. Amara its been a long time😄
Heyyy. Yea, it’s been a minute 😄
I feel ya on the love hate feelings on Boston. I grew up here and on one level it was a lot more vibrant in the 7'0s and 80's, as in more nightlife, more affordable though way more gritty. Believe it or not Copley Sq was kind of funky back then, with jazz clubas and some punk shows. Park Sq which basically doesn't exist anymore had the Playboy club,, the hillbilly Ranch etc. Kenmore was a nitelife destination and is now pretty much dead. All that provided lots of character but at the same time there was way more violence, police corruption and racism. I thankfully grew up in the South End (not to be confused with Southie...nothing against Southie mind you but back in the 70's Southie and the South End were bitter enemies. The South End was very ethnically diverse with Black, White , Puerto Rican, Asian, Greek, Lebanese, Syrians etc etc.... and also a big gay community and a lot of left leaning folks remaining from the 50;s and 60;s., I'll caveat this with the fact that I am white,... but, I do feel its much more relaxed racially that when I was growing up. In general the place has mellowed out...believe it or not compared with the 70's. I left Boston in the late 90's partly out of frustration after spending time in Paris, New York, London. These cities 10 times bigger and it's easier to get around. Boston has so much potential. Make the T 24 hours..relax liquor laws , more bars , clubs music venues,...make it easier to have fun... then again why try to be what we are not and appreciate what we are.
Wonderful...
Is it possible to live on 37k a year as a grad student ?💀
@@paulafay8923 🥲🫠 it is but you’ll just be getting by. That’s what most grad students live on.
It's possible but you're gonna need alot of financial discipline and you'll need to rent a room with roommates. Rent gets cheaper the further away from the city. You can pay 1200 to 1400 and have roommates. Most studio spaces will cost you 1500 and up. The college areas have very little parking but we have an excellent public transportation system
You are looking beautiful everyday😍
Thank you 😊
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Boston at least 40% black?
I don’t know exact percentages but there definitely is a good population of black people here.
@@AmaraOsuji Yea I about figured because Boston was pretty white at one time but you are talking about 30,40, 50 years ago things do change.
25%
It's actually becoming more diverse more Asian and Latin people moving in from central and south America especially Brazil you will notice that in Allston Brighton when walking around. It's more for younger crowd I hang out in that area and Fenway is another. The biggest black population is more in the south neighborhoods Dorchester Roxbury and mattapan.
Totally agree💯💯
I got accepted to study a Berklee College of Music and I am so stressed out about finding affordable accommodation.
You can find apartments in the Brighton/Allston neighborhoods. They’re on the green line. However you’ll need to have about 3-4 roommates to keep rent affordable. Those neighborhoods have many college kids.
@@JaredFleischer thank you- the roommate situation might be tough for me
I think the bus to NYC is only 2-3 hours! I just took it! But thank you for this video
Yea the bus ride to NYC isn’t too long, I’ve done it a couple of times. Thanks for watching 😊
It seems like there’s more pros than cons if I’m hearing it right 🙏
Kinda. It's more like you get to choose what you can deal with and run with that.
Hey
I live right by Fanual hall
And I ve got a really nice place for that's very
Affordable. It's who you
Know.
Which area would you recommend for affordable apartment and safe for family?
Which area would you recommend for affordable apartment and safe for family?
Are you West Indian? Or African?
African 😊
@@AmaraOsuji You have a beautiful accent.
@@karlcooper7016 thanks 😊
@@AmaraOsuji Thanks for what if you don't mind me asking?
@@karlcooper7016 she's Nigerian. It's a thing with Nigerians saying "Thank you" to compliments..
Grew up in the Boston Area:
Cons: Parking - Good luck finding a spot.
Traffic: Hope you enjoy heavy non moving jams - plenty here - year round.
Better be a liberal, I mean extreme liberal.
Conservatives not allowed.
Pros:
Great Sports
Great Eating
Great Seafood
Lots & Lots of colleges.
PS:
Now live in Indianapolis.
Would NEVER move back to Massachusetts.
Oh yeah, Mass Taxes - through the roof.
Taxachussetts.
You think I'm kidding.
Go to Boston for a month
You'll see.
You are looking more beautiful 😍
It doesn’t snow anymore. And it isn’t as cold as it used to be. But it is dark all the time and wet and windy.
Ughhh! I really dislike the wetness. I’d take snow over that any day.
Being from here, fuck that I’m outta here. I’m so sick of shoveling and Black ice
Best review ever. I totally agree with you on many things, but you missed a couple cons: Ridiculous cost of living purposefully exaggerated by conservative white homeowners statewide. The charm of Boston is given by all the universities located there, just like other parts of the country, if it weren't for that, the infrastructure, as old and well maintained as it is, would be much worse now. The quality of housing is extremely poor. People romanticize neighborhoods and suburbs where only native whites have the "quality of life" so touted in the press, the rest? At Brockton, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn and Dorchester/Roxbury, the pie will not touch you unless you are part of the 200-year-old parishioner. The store fronts in many of the towns and streets of Brookline (where I live) are screens, if you look closer and live from day to day you realize that most of it is garbage and that they are on newsprint dated 1998, they serve no real purpose other than to maintain an enforced "authenticity" that protects the real estate interests of the most greedy and cheap landlords across the country. The worst-maintained streets after Rhode Island, Boston is literally full of potholes. The food serves the interests of a mostly student and commuter, absolutely awful, worst restaurant scene in the entire country. On the positive side, everything works, the state gives you hope for the future as its institutions and finances are solid. Is it very interesting to visit? To live? It is not so, being so isolated people take the kool-aid that everything that exists in MA is unique and cannot be found anywhere in the country. As an ordinary person, you are more likely to live in a suburb of Quincy, with zero amenities and a painful commute to Boston for work each day, zero nightlife, low diversity, and a generally complacent "needs" life and business as usual, all while maintaining racially coded "attitudes" and "expectations." Massachusetts is not for someone who wants something more in life.
Your entire attitude needs an adjustment.
To say that Quincy has no amenities and it not diverse tells me that either a. You haven't been there in 20 years, or b. You are blind & miserable
Quincy has parks, beaches, diverse restaurants and good schools. It is also VERY culturally and racially diverse. Moreover, it is a 10 minute drive to downtown Boston and a less than 30 minute ride on the Red Line to Downtown Crossing. All you do is complain yet you stay here. Hmmmm..... 🤔
Hmmm...Boston cancelled!!
🤧😫 it’s not all bad nau. Shebi I talked about pros too.
Is it racist? I hear that a lot
I personally haven't had any experience with racism. However, I'm very aware that my interactions with others are limited as I spend most of my time between school and my home.
The one thing I hear often from Americans who aren't from here/the general Northeast is that Bostonians are cold and they just might be right.
It’s NOT! people mistake unfriendliness for racism. I’m black and from Boston. 😂 it’s like any major city. 👏🏾
@@AmaraOsujiis there a big population of west africans out there?
You're so cute & like your charisma.
Lol. Thank you
Lmao!! MBTA is the biggest Con! You said it lol
I had to 🤣
Must give two thumbs down. Weather are you sure your in Boston? Past 2 winters have been warm and mostly sunny. I thought when I came here in Dec 2022. Except for 2 wks in Feb 2023, 2024. Boston is like upstate NY in Spring time! This yr 2024, Logan had 9.3 ins of snow, 3rd least snowy, and 2023 9.7 , 6th least snowy.
Pros: there are tons of beautiful women thanks to MGH, tech world, schools.
Cons: you can’t get one unless you make 6 figures and have a solid job by solid I mean some sort of authority. Even back of the line sleevless moo moo with hairy armpit has a choice and you don’t!
A sweet sour situation!
Big facts !!! Lmao
I haven't heard the (R) word yet. RRRRRRacist. That word is so overused anyway.
🤷🏾♀️ I made the video based only on my experiences so far.
@@AmaraOsuji Thank you for having a mind of your own instead of listening to these brain dead drones in our media.
@karlcooper you mentioned it so you must be Racist. Your city is no better than any other city in the world and it just her opinion.
I live in boston for 30 years, now in worcester, i have my own house, you are gorgeous, i am looking for a ebony african queen to take care of. I LOVE YOUR ACCENT!
The fact you have BOSTON written in gay rainbow cookouts says it all about you 😂