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Massachusetts·Middlesex County
8 tracts·27K people·$1.2M median·5,848/mi²
White 69 · Asian 19 · Hispanic 5 · Multiracial 5 · Black 2 · Other 1
Married couple 62 · Living alone 21 · Other 17
Health 53 · Professional 13 · Retail 10 · Leisure 8 · Manufacturing 7 · Public admin 3 · Other 6
Management · business · science · arts 78 · Sales · office 12 · Service 6 · Construction · maintenance 2 · Production · transport 2
Drive alone 48 · Work from home 31 · Transit 9 · Carpool 9 · Bike 3 · Walk 2
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Belmont is $1,159,000 (Census ACS) — 2.5× the US median of $458,812.
Belmont has 27,175 residents across 8 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.9; the population is 68.8% White, 19.5% Asian, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% Multiracial, 1.6% Black and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 80.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 3.6% (Census ACS).
Mary Lee Burbank (76%), Winn Brook (75%) and Roger E Wellington (72%) lead the elementary schools; Belmont Middle School (78%) and Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary (71%) lead the middle schools; Belmont High is the high school with reported scores (90%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,527/month, 60% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Belmont is $183,137 a year, 113% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Belmont, median rent is $2,527/month and the median home value is $1,159,000 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 23°F; there are 90 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 50 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Belmont are ice storm (84), earthquake (69) and inland flooding (66), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.28g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Belmont, 2.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).