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New York, NY vs Boston, MA

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- Boston is 0% more densely populated than New York.
- People are 21.9% less likely to be married in Boston.
- The Median Age is 4.7 years younger in Boston.
 New York, NYBoston, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock672,814329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.638.4
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 Population - 20108,190,105  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock589,141285,036,114
 Population - 19907,322,564  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now12.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock13,919.593.4
 Land Area300.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock41.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 New York, NYBoston, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 New York, NYBoston, MAUnited States
 White31.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.7%12.2%
 Asian14.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 New York, NYBoston, MAUnited States
 Married Population42.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock30.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock66.6%50.2%
 Never Married43.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.3%10.8%
 Widowed5.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.302.60
 Households3,250,657  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock128,14780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,320,967  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children19.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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