Boston’s no picnic either, and especially if you’ve got to drive into Cambridge. Last Friday, it was 2 hour and 10 minute drive just to go about 9 miles, on I93 South from Rte. 128 (I95) into Boston. No accidents - just volume. Absolutely nuts.
I hear Boston is the pits but hasd improved since they finished the Big Dig. I have commuted personally in NY, Philly, Baltimore, DC, Raleigh-Durham, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Tampa-St.Pete, Orlando, Miami, Indianapolis, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Phoenix, LA, SF, Kansas City, St. Louis, Memphis, and Nashville, among others. So I base my judgement on personal experience.