Somerville.
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New Jersey·Somerset County
4 tracts·13K people·$436K median·5,736/mi²
White 52 · Hispanic 21 · Black 11 · Asian 11 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1
Married couple 39 · Living alone 34 · Other 27
Health 49 · Professional 19 · Retail 13 · Leisure 8 · Manufacturing 6 · Public admin 2 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 55 · Sales · office 16 · Service 13 · Production · transport 9 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 67 · Work from home 16 · Carpool 12 · Walk 5 · Transit 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 Somerville is $435,700 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Somerville has 13,410 residents across 4 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.9; the population is 51.8% White, 21.1% Hispanic or Latino, 11.3% Black, 10.8% Asian, 4.3% Multiracial and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 54.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 5.9% (Census ACS).
Van Derveer Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (40%); Somerville Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (35%); Somerville High School is the high school with reported scores (43%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,802/month, 14% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Somerville is $103,760 a year, 21% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Somerville, median rent is $1,802/month and the median home value is $435,700 (Census ACS).
Somerville reported 0.2 violent crimes and 8.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 76 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches; snowfall averages 21 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Somerville are ice storm (78), winter weather (78) and earthquake (74), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.30g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Somerville, 4.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).