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Massachusetts·Middlesex County
34 tracts·119K people·$1.1M median·18,571/mi²
White 54 · Asian 20 · Black 10 · Hispanic 9 · Multiracial 6 · Other 1
Living alone 37 · Other 32 · Married couple 31
Professional 48 · Health 35 · Retail 7 · Leisure 4 · Manufacturing 2 · Public admin 2 · Other 1
Management · business · science · arts 80 · Sales · office 10 · Service 7 · Production · transport 3 · Construction · maintenance 1
Work from home 31 · Walk 20 · Drive alone 20 · Transit 18 · Bike 8 · Carpool 5
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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 Cambridge is $1,092,100 (Census ACS) — 2.4× the US median of $458,812.
Cambridge has 118,796 residents across 33 census tracts and 12 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 30.4; the population is 53.8% White, 20.2% Asian, 10.3% Black, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% Multiracial and 1.1% Other; the average household has 2.0 people; 80.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.8% (Census ACS).
Maria L. Baldwin (83%), Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School (81%) and Martin Luther King Jr. (81%) lead the elementary schools; Rindge Avenue Upper School (62%), Putnam Avenue Upper School (56%) and Vassal Lane Upper School (47%) lead the middle schools; Cambridge Rindge and Latin (62%) and Community Charter School of Cambridge (51%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,787/month, 77% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Cambridge is $130,748 a year, 52% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Cambridge, median rent is $2,787/month and the median home value is $1,092,100 (Census ACS).
Cambridge reported 4.8 violent crimes and 23.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 26°F; there are 103 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 47 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Cambridge are ice storm (39), earthquake (36) and cold wave (26), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.28g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Cambridge, 19.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).