City size comparison

compared to

Boston is around the same size as Grand Rapids.

Grand Rapids is approximately 116 sq km, while Boston is approximately 124 sq km, making Boston 7% larger than Grand Rapids.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Grand Rapids vs. Boston uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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