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All four pillars sit below the national benchmark, with Investment the furthest behind and ESG the closest to it. Within Lincolnshire, Boston ranks 9th of 9 authorities, scoring 37 points below the county average.",[98,99,100],"Boston's composite score of 918 is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted at 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively.","The index measures the characteristics of a local authority's business economy by averaging scores across its active companies, with corporate groups counted once. That averaging means a smaller authority like Boston can be compared fairly with larger ones, because the score reflects how active local companies are rather than how large the local economy is.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so Boston's score of 918 sits 82 points below that benchmark across its 2,864 active companies. The likely range of 898 to 938 shows how much the score could shift with a slightly different mix of companies, and a score is only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on.",{"innovation":102,"scaling":103,"investment":104,"esg":105},"Innovation covers patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tagging and IS-8 sector classification. Boston ranks 353rd of 361 authorities on this pillar, scoring 911, which is 89 points below the UK benchmark, indicating that its companies show relatively limited activity across these innovation measures.","Scaling measures whether companies are scaleups, their headcount growth over a recent three-year period, and accelerator attendance. Boston ranks 355th of 360 authorities here, with a score of 932, sitting 68 points below the UK benchmark and outperforming only 1.4% of authorities, pointing to limited employment expansion among local companies.","Investment covers equity raisers, the value of equity raised and first-time raisers, all within the last five years. At 899, Boston's Investment score is 101 points below the UK benchmark, its furthest from the national average of any pillar, and it ranks 352nd of 360 authorities, reflecting low levels of equity activity among its companies.","ESG captures clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxy status. Boston's ESG score of 956 is 44 points below the UK benchmark but represents its strongest pillar, ranking 319th of 361 authorities and outperforming 11.6% of all authorities.","The chart below compares Boston's composite score with neighbouring authorities across Lincolnshire and the East Midlands region.",[108,111,114,117,120,123],{"question":109,"answer":110},"What is Boston's overall score in the UK Local Growth Index?","Boston has a composite score of 918, which is 82 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000. It ranks 361st of 361 local authorities nationally.",{"question":112,"answer":113},"How does Boston compare with the rest of Lincolnshire?","Boston ranks 9th of 9 authorities within Lincolnshire, scoring 37 points below the county average of 955.",{"question":115,"answer":116},"Which pillar is Boston's strongest?","ESG is Boston's strongest pillar, with a score of 956, ranking 319th of 361 authorities and sitting 44 points below the UK benchmark.",{"question":118,"answer":119},"Where does Boston rank on Investment?","Boston ranks 352nd of 360 authorities on Investment, with a score of 899, making it 101 points below the UK benchmark and its weakest pillar.",{"question":121,"answer":122},"How many active companies are counted in Boston's score?","The score covers 2,864 active companies, with corporate groups counted once rather than as separate registered entities.",{"question":124,"answer":125},"What does the likely range mean for Boston's score?","The likely range of 898 to 938 indicates how much Boston's composite score could shift with a slightly different mix of companies. The score is published because that range is narrow enough to rely on.","Boston ranks 361st of 361 UK local authorities in the Local Growth Index, scoring 918, which is 82 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"source":128,"cached":21,"generatedAt":129},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:38:15",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]