Hey folks, thinking of moving to Boston for family reasons. Seems like cost of living is high (same as bay area in cambridge and maybe 75% if you are willing to move away a bit to the burbs). Looking to learn more about:
1) The city and culture from other transplants
2) cool tech companies that may have exciting and well paying jobs
3) Start up scene in Boston
4) stories of others who tried and loved/hated it
Staff mechanical engineer with 8 yoe, TC 320.
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2) Not as many as you can see in SF Bay Area. Probably comparable to Austin.
3) Okayish. Harvard and MIT grads start off something but eventually move to Silicon Valley.
4) Lived in New England for 15 years. Loved it. CoL in the city is pretty high. But, as you move to a suburb ~20 miles away, it drastically drops.
Your TC is 320k being a mechanical engineer? Are you going to move within Google?
Also, as you must know, the weather solemnly sucks there and you are right, the cost of living is not less in Cambridge etc, only when you move to suburbs with at least an hour commute into the city it becomes lesser.
All in all be prepared for a massive TC hit with extremely sad weather and much lesser opportunities.
Cultures pretty cool, has its ups and downs like everywhere. Weather is something to get use to but honestly it’s not bad. Winter November-April. Rent is pricey 2500-5000 for a one bedroom depending on amenities and location.