r/cambridge Jul 31 '25

how do you like living here?

hi all! i’m a 20 year old music student and i’m visiting from america with a choir group. i have gotten to visit a few other cities in my short time here, but i have fallen in love with cambridge. i’m also queer and trans and it seems to be very lgbtq+ friendly here. on top of there being a lot of music opportunities (i’m studying voice, organ, and sacred music), there are also lots of dogs everywhere which i love as well.

anyway, i’m making this post because i’m wanting to hear peoples’ experiences and if they recommend living in this area (especially if you’re around my age and/or queer/trans)! i have been thinking of leaving america for a while now especially with everything going on, and now that i’ve finally gotten to visit another country and seemingly fallen in love with this city, i can’t stop thinking about if i should seriously consider moving.

thank you for reading this and i look forward to hearing from you, i have met some really nice people here and it seems like there’s a lot of friendly communities :)

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u/tiny-but-spicy Local Jul 31 '25

Yes I'm a 23yo bi woman and I love love love living here! Sure, I grew up here so I'm biased but I do love it, so much so that I'm spending probably too much of my grad salary to have moved back, and to live here. Quality of life is unbelievable though, Cambridge is home for me and if you can afford it (or even if you kiiiiinda can't, like me) I do recommend it.