Boston vs Winthrop Town

Boston and Winthrop Town on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.

53C−

D+49

Boston ahead by 4Editorial weights

Category by category

D−HousingD

Winthrop Town +3 pts

D−SchoolsC−

Winthrop Town +14 pts

BCost of livingB−

Boston +7 pts

D+CommuteF

Boston +15 pts

B−AmenitiesD−

Boston +28 pts

D+EmploymentD+

Winthrop Town +1 pts

—Residents—

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Weigh it yourself

The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.

Housing & affordability18%Schools18%Cost of living14%Commute & transport14%Amenities12%Employment & income12%Residents12%

Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.

The numbers side by side

$732kMedian home value$650k

$2,147Median rent$2,064

30.3 minMean commute34.8 min

$97kMedian household income$116k

0.67%Effective property tax0.91%

19th pctWithin-state proficiency40th pct

156Restaurants & cafés13

666,442Population18,759

0Resident responses0

Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.