Boston is about 2.9 times smaller than Detroit.

Detroit is approximately 359 sq km, while Boston is approximately 124 sq km, making Boston 34.51% the size of Detroit.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Detroit vs. Boston uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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