Boston is famous for its winding streets and its historic role in the American Revolution and other foundational events in the country's history. Today, the city is well-known for its world-class universities and health-care institutions. As a center of the creative and knowledge-based economy, Boston has higher than average household incomes, but these advantages are not equally distributed across the whole of the city.
Boston is a dense, diverse city, and its attractiveness as a destination for educated professionals contributes to high cost-of-living and overdevelopment in some areas. In communities like Chinatown and Lower Roxbury, prices are rising and scarce green space is shrinking due to these pressures, while strong neighborhood connections and sense of identity empower residents to make their own solutions.
