Boston is sometimes called a "city of neighborhoods" because of the profusion of diverse subsections. The word "neighborhood" has no official meaning; different city agencies make different designations. Bostonians also have a variety of overlapping districts which they consider neighborhoods, squares, areas, etc. Boundaries established by the city's residential parking districts, the U.S. Postal Service, and a variety of overlapping neighborhood associations serve as unofficial anchors for the terms used in everyday commerce and conversation.

"Neighborhoods" exist on both large and small scales. Brighton (including Allston), Charlestown, Dorchester (including Mattapan), Hyde Park, Roxbury, South Boston, and West Roxbury (including Roslindale and Jamaica Plain), have all at some point been municipalities independent from downtown Boston, providing a source of well-defined boundaries for the largest areas. Neighborhood associations often form around much smaller communities, or around a commercial district (often with "Square" in the name, though few intersections in Boston are rectilinear) with a well-defined center but poorly defined extremities.

Boston's leveling and expansion by landfill has influenced the naming of certain neighborhoods, such as the Back Bay, South Cove, and Fort Point. The West End, North End, and South End are no longer at those geographic extremities, due to the annexation of surrounding communities.

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