Somerville.
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Massachusetts·Middlesex County
25 tracts·81K people·$911K median·19,653/mi²
White 66 · Asian 12 · Hispanic 11 · Multiracial 6 · Black 4 · Other 1
Other 38 · Living alone 33 · Married couple 30
Professional 44 · Retail 16 · Health 15 · Leisure 9 · Manufacturing 6 · Public admin 4 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 71 · Sales · office 12 · Service 10 · Production · transport 4 · Construction · maintenance 3
Work from home 31 · Drive alone 30 · Transit 19 · Carpool 9 · Walk 9 · Bike 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 Somerville is $911,300 (Census ACS) — 2.0× the US median of $458,812.
Somerville has 81,036 residents across 25 census tracts and 13 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 31.9; the population is 65.6% White, 11.5% Asian, 11.4% Hispanic or Latino, 5.6% Multiracial, 4.4% Black and 1.4% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 69.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.8% (Census ACS).
Benjamin G Brown (70%), John F Kennedy (65%) and West Somerville Neighborhood (41%) lead the elementary schools; Next Wave Junior High is the middle school with reported scores (0%); Somerville High (47%) and Full Circle High School (5%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,517/month, 59% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Somerville is $132,572 a year, 54% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Somerville, median rent is $2,517/month and the median home value is $911,300 (Census ACS).
Somerville reported 2.5 violent crimes and 14.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 94 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 50 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Somerville are cold wave (21), earthquake (20) and ice storm (17), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.28g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Somerville, 8.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).