City size comparison

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Boston is around the same size as Hayward.

Hayward (map shows its 16 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 119 sq km, while Boston is approximately 124 sq km, making Boston 4% larger than Hayward.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Hayward vs. Boston uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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Hayward is 11.3% cheaper than Boston
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