Boston - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

• #2

  Boston ranks #2 in access to publicly owned parks within a half a mile walk
• Oldest City Park

  Boston has the oldest City Park--Boston Common
• 28th out of 100 US cities

  Boston ranks 28th among 100 US cities in spending on parks and recreation per resident
• 1st

  Boston is the most difficult city to navigate in the US, AKA "you can't get there from here"
• 2nd

  Boston is the 2nd most expensive city to visit in the US
• 53%

  Percentage of minority residents in Boston, making the city a majority-minority city
• 54%

  Boston's cost of living is 54% higher than the national average
• 5th

  Boston ranks 5th in segregation between Asians and whites
• 1st

  Boston is ranked as the #1 most innovative city in the world
• 14%

  Percentage of voters who voted for the winner of the last mayoral election in Boston
• $5.2 billion

  As of 2009, the MBTA has $5.2 billion in debt
• $450,000

  Average cost of a full liquor license in Boston
• 50%

  Percentage of land in Boston owned by tax-exempt institutions
• $36 billion

  Value of tax-exempt land in Boston
• $2.7 billion

  As of 2009, the MBTA has $2.7 billion in backlogged maintenance costs
• $1,635

  Average cost per year to heat a home in Boston, making it the most expensive city in the US for home heating
• 12+ years

  Average term length for mayors in Boston since 1950
• $15.45

  The average 5 mile taxi ride in Boston costs $15.45; in NYC, it costs $13.10
• $14.6 billion

  Amount spent on Boston's Big Dig - most expensive highway project in US history
• 3rd

  Boston has the 3rd highest rents in the nation
• $1.6 million

  City of Boston's budget for Arts, Tourism, and Special Events
• 3rd

  Boston ranks 3rd best city for public transit in the country
• $385,000

  The median sale price for a home in Boston as of March 2013
• 3rd

  Boston ranks 3rd for tech sector venture capital behind New York and Silicon Valley
• 1 in 3

  1 in 3 Boston residents is between the ages of 20 and 34
• 1

  Athletic shoe manufacturer in the world that makes its shoes in the United States
• 1897

  Boston's subway was the 1st in the nation, opening in 1897
• 1647

  Year that 1st public school in the US founded, in Boston
• 3rd

  Boston ranks 3rd for walkability in the US
• 12th

  Boston has the 12th largest GDP of any city in the world
• 12:45 am

  The time the MBTA closes
• 40

  Number of new taxi permits in Boston from 1928 to 1995
• 4th

  Boston has the 4th highest travel taxes of any metro region in the US
• 12 million

  Number of people that visit Boston every year
• 11th

  Boston ranks 11th in segregation between blacks and white
• 4th

  Boston ranks 4th in segregation between Hispanics and whites.
• 100th

  Boston ranks last of 100 cities for spending on fast food
• 1

  Number of 24-hour restaurants in Boston; NYC has 315
• 8th

  Boston has the 8th most expensive cost of living in the United States
• 8th

  Boston has the 8th worst traffic congestion in the country
• 8th

  Boston is ranked the 8th most innovative city in the US
• 9th

  Boston has the 9th largest GDP of any city in the country
• 14%

  The number of voters who voted for the winner of the last mayoral election
• Less than 1/3

  The number of murders in the city that have been solved since 2004