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Is the North Shore Overpriced?

Forbes Magazine listed Essex County as the seventh most overpriced area in the country.

Forbes Magazine has confirmed what many people already knew – it’s expensive to live on the North Shore.

But is it overpriced? Forbes Magazine ranked Essex County as the seventh most overpriced area in the country – tied with San Francisco.

Forbes looked at housing affordability, median income, cost of living costs for food, utilities, gas, transportation, medical expenses and other daily expenses when comparing areas.

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Honolulu and New York City topped the list with Boston coming in third. Cambridge finished in eighth for most overpriced.

Read the full Forbes article with the entire list here.

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What do you think of the findings? Do you agree that it’s expensive to live on the North Shore? Is the North Shore overpriced? 


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