Moved here four years ago from Houston and couldn’t be happier. As far as bang for your buck in Northeast urban areas, it’s hard to do better. Great mix of food, some beautiful parks and hiking trails, good people, and if you get sick of it you can always take a day trip.

As other posters have said the biggest downside is public transportation which is barely existent (buses run every hour and they’ve cut service on Fridays because they don’t have enough drivers). Commuter rail is alright and will get better once they finish the project at union station.