Suicide Cities
1. Seattle, Wa. (rain I guess)
2. Las Vegas, Nv (obvious)
Living in Boston has many benefits (strong cultural area) but similar to cities like San Francisco, Washington D.C. Los Anageles, San Jose, Ca. it's most serious drawback is cost of living.
New York City is in a class by itself for cost of living. The Alaska cities are also expensive to live in.
CNN Money.com article.
Living in the state of Massachusetts itself has like most states both good and bad. I recently lived on Cape Cod Mass for 18 months or so and it is a seriously beautiful area to live in. Unfortunately they do not call Massachusetts - Taxachusetts for nothing.
Like New England - visit Newport, Rhode Island and the surrounding area.
wil.