POPULATION: 636,479 (city), 1.9 million (metro), 4.5 million (greater Boston) | TIME ZONE: Eastern | CLIMATE: Continental with maritime influence (hot, humid summers, cold winters, significant precipitation)
Boston’s notoriety as City Of Champions is indeed earned. If you’re moving to Beantown, be ready. For Boston sports, the 2000s were possibly the most successful decade in history with nine major sports championships. Boston was also the first city in the 21st century to have all four major pro teams win a league championship. Living here immerses a pro in a sports-centric maelstrom of dedicated fanaticism.
NICKNAME(S)
Beantown
The Hub Taxachusetts
The City On The Hill
The Athens of America
The Cradle of Liberty
City Of Champions
MOTTO
Sicut patribus sit Deus nobis ("As God was with our fathers, so may He be with us.")
RANDOM SONG ABOUT THE CITY
Dirty Water by the Standells
PRO SPORTS TEAMS New England Patriots (NFL)
Boston Celtics (NBA)
Boston Red Sox (MLB)
New England Revolution (MLS)
Boston Bruins (NHL)
Boston Lobsters (WTT)
Boston Breakers (NWSL)
Boston Cannons (MLL)
Boston Aztec (WPSL)
ALSO KNOWN FOR...
Baked beans
Clam chowder
Lobster rolls
Scrod
The Boston Tea Party
Route 128 technology corridor
Boston Pops
Boston Symphony
Boston College, Harvard, MIT, Brandeis, Boston University et al.
The Big Dig
The Union Oyster House, the country’s oldest, continually operating restaurant
The Charles River
Lots and lots of beer
John Adams, Samuel Adams, Aerosmith, James Taylor, Ben Affleck, The Pixies, The Cars, James "Whitey" Bulger, Julius Erving, Steve Carrell, Patrick Ewing, The Kennedy family, James Taylor So much more U.S. history than one can possibly remember