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Massachusetts·Middlesex County
7 tracts·30K people·$823K median·6,331/mi²
White 77 · Asian 11 · Hispanic 5 · Multiracial 5 · Black 2 · Other 0
Married couple 52 · Living alone 30 · Other 18
Health 43 · Professional 13 · Retail 11 · Leisure 11 · Manufacturing 8 · Public admin 7 · Other 7
Management · business · science · arts 65 · Sales · office 16 · Service 10 · Production · transport 4 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 49 · Work from home 29 · Transit 12 · Carpool 11 · Walk 2 · 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 Melrose is $822,900 (Census ACS) — 1.8× the US median of $458,812.
Melrose has 29,650 residents across 7 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 43.6; the population is 76.9% White, 11.0% Asian, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 5.0% Multiracial, 1.6% Black and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 62.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 3.8% (Census ACS).
Horace Mann (80%), Winthrop (72%) and Roosevelt (63%) lead the elementary schools; Melrose Middle is the middle school with reported scores (55%); Melrose High is the high school with reported scores (73%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,970/month, 25% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Melrose is $133,953 a year, 56% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Melrose, median rent is $1,970/month and the median home value is $822,900 (Census ACS).
Melrose reported 1.4 violent crimes and 5.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 23°F; there are 91 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 50 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Melrose are inland flooding (63), earthquake (63) and ice storm (60), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.29g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Melrose, 1.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).