The Economist’s 2023 Livability Index in the World: Boston makes the list!
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The Economist’s 2023 Livability Index in the World: Boston makes the list!
Boston was one of the biggest movers up the rankings of The Economist’s 2021 Livability Index in the last six months.
This year’s report took into account the disruption caused by the pandemic as it examined 140 cities worldwide. Each city was scored on its stability, health care, culture, environment, education and infrastructure.
While European cities slipped in this year’s rankings, several U.S. cities were on the rise over the past six months as social restrictions were lifted, including Boston.
Boston joins the ranks of 10 cities that were the biggest movers up the ranks in the past six months. Beantown had an overall Livability Index rating of 83.8, ranking No. 34 and moving up 18 spots.
The highest U.S. city on the list was Honolulu Hawaii, ranking in at No. 14.
Six of this year’s top 10 cities are in Australia and New Zealand where border closures and controls allowed those residents to live relatively normal lives, according to the report.
The top 10 cities in this year’s report were:
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Osaka, Japan
- Adelaide, Australia
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Tokyo, Japan
- Perth, Australia
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Melbourne, Australia
- Brisbane, Australia
Boston
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The New England city par excellence, Boston maintains many of its cobblestoned streets and beautiful red-brick houses. As the oldest big city in the U.S., Boston was the epicenter of some of the most significant events in the nation’s history, particularly leading up to its independence.
Spend time in the city’s museums, including the Museum of Fine Arts, which has the largest permanent collection in the country and which houses Gilbert Stuart’s unfinished portrait of George Washington, the inspiration for the image on the $1 bill. If you’re a sports fan, then you will not be disappointed. Bostonians take few things as seriously as pride and loyalty in their teams.
