Chelsea.
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Massachusetts·Suffolk County
9 tracts·40K people·$494K median·17,987/mi²
Hispanic 67 · White 18 · Black 7 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Other 35 · Married couple 34 · Living alone 32
Health 26 · Retail 25 · Professional 16 · Public admin 14 · Manufacturing 10 · Leisure 6 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 28 · Service 25 · Sales · office 17 · Production · transport 15 · Construction · maintenance 15
Drive alone 46 · Carpool 27 · Transit 21 · Work from home 11 · Walk 5 · Bike 0
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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 Chelsea is $493,500 (Census ACS) — 1.1× the US median of $458,812.
Chelsea has 39,908 residents across 9 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.4; the population is 67.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% White, 7.1% Black, 4.8% Multiracial, 2.1% Asian and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.9 people; 22.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 20.8% (Census ACS).
William A Berkowitz Elementary (47%), Edgar F. Hooks Elementary (35%) and Frank M Sokolowski Elementary (19%) lead the elementary schools; Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy (18%), Clark Avenue School (8%) and Joseph A. Browne School (8%) lead the middle schools; Chelsea High is the high school with reported scores (24%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,956/month, 24% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Chelsea is $72,179 a year, 16% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Chelsea, median rent is $1,956/month and the median home value is $493,500 (Census ACS).
Chelsea reported 9.7 violent crimes and 16.2 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 45 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Chelsea are heat wave (55), cold wave (44) and lightning (44), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.28g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Chelsea, 5.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).