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Massachusetts·Norfolk County
6 tracts·30K people·$1.6M median·3,028/mi²
White 68 · Asian 16 · Hispanic 7 · Multiracial 6 · Black 2 · Other 1
Married couple 69 · Living alone 21 · Other 10
Health 40 · Professional 36 · Retail 10 · Leisure 6 · Manufacturing 2 · Public admin 2 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 74 · Sales · office 16 · Service 6 · Production · transport 3 · Construction · maintenance 1
Drive alone 48 · Work from home 32 · Walk 10 · Carpool 8 · Transit 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 Wellesley is $1,582,700 (Census ACS) — 3.4× the US median of $458,812.
Wellesley has 30,347 residents across 6 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.1; the population is 67.6% White, 15.9% Asian, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino, 6.4% Multiracial, 2.1% Black and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.8 people; 89.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 4.0% (Census ACS).
John D Hardy (84%), Katharine Lee Bates (82%) and Hunnewell (76%) lead the elementary schools; Wellesley Middle is the middle school with reported scores (75%); Wellesley Sr High is the high school with reported scores (84%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,886/month, 83% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Wellesley is over $250,000 a year (Census ACS).
In Wellesley, median rent is $2,886/month and the median home value is $1,582,700 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 87 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 49 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Wellesley are ice storm (79), earthquake (79) and landslide (77), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.26g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Wellesley, 10.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).