Boston, Massachusetts

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Population in July 2008: 609,023. Population change since 2000: +3.4%

Males: 293,158	(48.1%)
Females: 315,865	(51.9%)

Median resident age:	31.1 years
Massachusetts median age:	36.5 years

Zip codes: 02101, 02102, 02103, 02104, 02105, 02106, 02107, 02108, 02109, 02110, 02111, 02112, 02113, 02114, 02115, 02116, 02117, 02118, 02119, 02120, 02121, 02122, 02123, 02124, 02125, 02127, 02128, 02133, 02163, 02196, 02199, 02201, 02202, 02203, 02204, 02205, 02206, 02207, 02208, 02209, 02210, 02211, 02212, 02215, 02216, 02217, 02222, 02241, 02266, 02283, 02284, 02293, 02295, 02297.

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Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,476 (it was $39,629 in 2000)

Boston:	$50,476
Massachusetts:	$62,365

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $30,976

Boston:	$30,976
Massachusetts:	$32,822

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $425,700 (it was $210,100 in 2000)

Boston:	$425,700
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $500,705; Detached houses: $444,240; Townhouses or other attached units: $510,218; In 2-unit structures: $516,529; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $508,101; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $552,482; Mobile homes: $42,106; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $187,500

Median gross rent in 2007: $1,107.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2007: 20.4%
(11.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 26.4% for Black residents, 32.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 32.9% for other race residents)

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Ballast Realty Group
Warren Residential Group
OMBE
The Barry Real Estate Group

Races in Boston:

White Non-Hispanic (49.5%)
Black (25.3%)
Hispanic (14.4%)
Other race (7.8%)
Two or more races (4.4%)
Chinese (3.3%)
Vietnamese (1.8%)
American Indian (0.9%)
Asian Indian (0.8%)
Other Asian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Boston: 140.7 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (15.8%), Italian (8.3%), West Indian (6.4%), English (4.5%), German (4.1%), Subsaharan African (3.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 20 feet

Land area: 48.4 square miles.

Population density: 12576 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Boston

High school or higher: 78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 15.3%
Unemployed: 7.2%
Mean travel time to work: 28.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Boston city

Never married: 50.5%
Now married: 33.6%
Separated: 3.0%
Widowed: 5.7%
Divorced: 7.1%

151,831 residents are foreign born (12.3% Latin America, 6.2% Asia, 4.5% Europe).

This city:	25.8%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

According to our research there were 81 registered sex offenders living in Boston, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Boston to the number of sex offenders is 7519 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007: $3,098 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007: $3,006 (0.7%)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (176.5 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Brookline, MA (1.5 miles ), Cambridge, MA (1.9 miles ), Milton, MA (2.2 miles ), Somerville, MA (2.2 miles ), Watertown, MA (2.4 miles ), Chelsea, MA (2.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 46 buildings, average cost: $114,900
1997: 85 buildings, average cost: $105,700
1998: 88 buildings, average cost: $92,600
1999: 127 buildings, average cost: $105,800
2000: 96 buildings, average cost: $111,900
2001: 78 buildings, average cost: $134,300
2002: 71 buildings, average cost: $144,700
2003: 100 buildings, average cost: $151,900
2004: 102 buildings, average cost: $160,600
2005: 97 buildings, average cost: $173,400
2006: 94 buildings, average cost: $190,600
2007: 48 buildings, average cost: $199,900
2008: 23 buildings, average cost: $216,200

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Latitude: 42.32 N, Longitude: 71.09 W

Boston nicknames or aliases (official or unofficial): Athens of America, Beantown or Bean Town and variations 'The Bean', 'DA BEAN', BeanCity, B-town, etc, The Hub , the Hub of the Universe, City of Notions, The Cradle of Liberty, Puritan City

Daytime population change due to commuting: +242,092 (+41.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 184,954 (66.4%)

Area codes: 617, 857

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Population change in the 1990s: +16,662 (+2.9%).

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	7.6%
Massachusetts:	8.0%

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Most common industries for males in 2007 (%):

Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Health care (9%)
Educational services (9%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Construction (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2007 (%):

Health care (20%)
Educational services (15%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Social assistance (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males in 2007 (%):

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Computer specialists (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)

Most common occupations for females in 2007 (%):

Business operations specialists (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)

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Crime in Boston by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	31	39	65	60	39	61	73	75	65
per 100,000	5.6	6.8	11.0	10.1	6.6	10.5	12.9	13.3	11.0
Rapes	337	325	361	369	262	269	268	275	263
per 100,000	60.4	56.9	61.0	61.9	44.4	46.4	47.2	48.9	44.4
Robberies	2,467	2,451	2,523	2,533	2,759	2,428	2,649	2,698	2,242
per 100,000	442.3	429.3	426.2	424.7	467.8	418.6	466.7	479.7	378.8
Assaults	4,428	4,507	4,412	3,994	4,113	4,159	4,489	4,485	4,267
per 100,000	793.8	789.5	745.3	669.6	697.4	717.0	790.9	797.5	721.0
Burglaries	3,414	4,051	4,222	3,830	4,344	4,545	4,531	4,121	3,810
per 100,000	612.0	709.6	713.2	642.1	736.5	783.5	798.3	732.8	643.7
Thefts	17,637	17,228	17,608	17,824	17,069	17,526	15,957	16,897	17,351
per 100,000	3161.8	3017.8	2974.6	2988.4	2894.1	3021.3	2811.4	3004.5	2931.6
Auto thefts	6,764	7,269	8,194	7,096	6,463	5,545	4,717	4,076	3,418
per 100,000	1212.6	1273.3	1384.3	1189.7	1095.8	955.9	831.1	724.8	577.5
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	617.2	618.1	627.3	590.6	583.6	579.3	596.5	598.7	523.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2,625 (2,056 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.38
US city average:	3.00

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Boston-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 21% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.1 miles away from the Boston city center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.6 miles away from the city center injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Boston-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 77% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 85.5 miles away from Boston center
On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 60.8 miles away from the city center
On 7/22/2003 at 11:41:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 62.6 miles away from the city center
On 10/6/1992 at 15:38:04, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 73.6 miles away from Boston center
On 10/2/1994 at 14:36:36, a magnitude 3.3 (3.1 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 57.8 miles away from the city center
On 1/10/1999 at 10:52:16, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 36.3 miles away from Boston center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Birthplace of: Robert F. Kennedy - (1925-1968), Senator, Edgar Allan Poe - (1809-1849), writer, poet, Eliza Dushku - (born 1980), actress, Benjamin Franklin - (1706-1790), inventor, journalist & diplomat, Eric S. Raymond - fetchmail, The Cathedral and the Bazaar, Robert B. Woodward - (1917-1979), 1965 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Louis Sullivan - (1856-1924), architect, Ralph Waldo Emerson - (1803-1882), author, Leonard Nimoy - (born 1931), actor and Star Trek's Mr. Spock, John E. Sununu - (born 1964), politician.

Main business address for: INVESTORS FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP (INVESTMENT ADVICE), STATE STREET CORP (STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS), TERADYNE INC (INSTRUMENTS FOR MEAS & TESTING OF ELECTRICITY & ELEC SIGNALS), HANCOCK JOHN FINANCIAL SERVICES INC (LIFE INSURANCE), BOSTON CAPITAL TAX CREDIT FUND LTD PARTNERSHIP (OPERATORS OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS), CRA INTERNATIONAL, INC. (SERVICES-LEGAL SERVICES), BOSTON CAPITAL TAX CREDIT FUND III L P (OPERATORS OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS), IRON MOUNTAIN INC/PA (PUBLIC WAREHOUSING & STORAGE) and 52 other public companies.

Hospitals/medical centers in Boston:

ARBOR,THE (49 ROBINWOOD AVE)
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (330 BROOKLINE AVE)
BOSTON MED CTR CORP/UNIVE HOSP CAMPUS (1 BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER PLACE)
BRIGHAM AND WOMANS HOSPITAL (75 FRANCIS ST)
CARNEY HOSPITAL (2100 DORCHESTER AVE)
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL,THE (300 LONGWOOD AVENUE)
DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE (44 BINNEY ST)
DR SOLOMON CARTER FULLER M H CENTER (85 EAST NEWTON STREET)
ERICH LINDEMANN MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (25 STANIFORD STREET)
FAULKNER HOSPITAL (1153 CENTRE ST)
HEBREW REHABILITATION CENTER FOR AGED (1200 CENTRE STREET)
JEWISH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (59 TOWNSEND ST)
KINDRED HOSPITAL - BOSTON (1515 COMMONWEALTH AVE)
MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY (243 CHARLES ST)
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL (FRUIT ST)
NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL (125 PARKER HILL AVENUE)
NEW ENGLAND MEDICAL CTR HOSPITALS INC (750 WASHINGTON STREET)
SPAULDING REHAB HOSP (125 NASHUA ST)

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Airports and Heliports located in Boston:

General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (Runways: 6, Commercial Ops: 250,402, Air Taxi Ops: 120,503, Itinerant Ops: 28,632)
Heliports: 6

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Amtrak stations:

BACK BAY (145 DARTMOUTH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
BOSTON (SO. STA) (ATLANTIC AVE. & SUMMER ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
BOSTON, NORTH STATION (126 CAUSEWAY ST.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area.

Local government website: www.ci.boston.ma.us

Biggest Colleges/Universities in Boston:

BOSTON UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 25,110; Location: 125 BAY STATE RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.bu.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 19,294; Location: 360 HUNTINGTON AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.neu.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-BOSTON (FT enrollment: 9,248; Location: 100 MORRISSEY BLVD; Public; Website: www.umb.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 5,291; Location: 8 ASHBURTON PL BEACON HILL; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.suffolk.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
EMERSON COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 3,697; Location: 120 Boylston Street; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.emerson.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 3,638; Location: 250 NEW RUTHERFORD AVE; Public; Website: www.bhcc.state.ma.us)
BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC (FT enrollment: 3,122; Location: 1140 BOYLSTON ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.berklee.edu)
WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (FT enrollment: 2,732; Location: 550 HUNTINGTON AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: WWW.WIT.EDU)
SIMMONS COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 2,386; Location: 300 THE FENWAY; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.simmons.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART (FT enrollment: 1,742; Location: 621 HUNTINGTON AVE; Public; Website: www.massart.edu; Offers Master's degree)
MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY & HEALTH SCIENCE (FT enrollment: 1,661; Location: 179 LONGWOOD AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.mcp.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
EMMANUEL COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 1,217; Location: 400 THE FENWAY; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.emmanuel.edu; Offers Master's degree)
FISHER COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 1,127; Location: 118 BEACON ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.fisher.edu)
KATHARINE GIBBS SCHOOL (FT enrollment: 1,069; Location: 126 NEWBURY; Private, for-profit; Website: katharinegibbs.com)
SCHOOL OF THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS (FT enrollment: 950; Location: 230 THE FENWAY; Private, not-for-profit; Website: Smfa.edu; Offers Master's degree)
WHEELOCK COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 879; Location: 200 THE RIVERWAY; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.wheelock.edu; Offers Master's degree)
NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF LAW (FT enrollment: 815; Location: 154 STUART ST; Private, not-for-profit)
NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC (FT enrollment: 759; Location: 290 HUNTINGTON AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.newenglandconservatory.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
BAY STATE COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 564; Location: 122 COMMONWEALTH AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.baystate.edu)
BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL CENTER (FT enrollment: 485; Location: 320 NEWBURY ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.the-bac.edu; Offers Master's degree)

Public high schools in Boston:

BOSTON LATIN (Students: 2427; Location: 78 AVE LOUIS PASTEUR; Grades: 7th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)
THE ENGLISH HIGH (Students: 1244; Location: 144 MCBRIDE STREET; Grades: 9th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)
QUINCY UPPER SCHOOL (Students: 488; Location: 152 ARLINGTON STREET; Grades: 6th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)
WILLIAM MCKINLEY (Students: 449; Location: 90 WARREN AVENUE; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)
SNOWDEN INT'L HIGH (Students: 423; Location: 150 NEWBURY STREET; Grades: 9th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)
BOSTON ARTS ACADEMY (Students: 408; Location: 174 IPSWICH STREET; Grades: 9th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)
FENWAY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 295; Location: 174 IPSWICH STREET; Grades: 9th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)
CITY ON A HILL CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 268; Location: 320 HUNTINGTON AVENUE; Grades: 9th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)
HEALTH CAREERS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 214; Location: 360 HUNTINGTON AVENUE; Grades: 9th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)
MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 207; Location: 1001 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE; Grades: 9th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)

Private high schools in Boston:

BOSTON COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,211; Location: 150 MORRISSEY BLVD; Grades: 9 - 12; Boys only)
THE WINSOR SCHOOL (Students: 421; Location: 99 PILGRIM ROAD; Grades: 5 - 12; Girls only)
CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 255; Location: 74 UNION PARK STREET; Grades: 9 - 12)
NEWMAN PREPARATORY SCHOOL (Students: 204; Location: 245 MARLBOROUGH ST.; Grades: 9 - 12)
COMMONWEALTH SCHOOL (Students: 134; Location: 151 COMMONWEALTH AVE; Grades: 9 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Boston:

BOSTON RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 1282; Location: 250 STUART STREET; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-6th grade Enrollment)
JOSIAH QUINCY (Students: 808; Location: 885 WASHINGTON STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
BLACKSTONE (Students: 596; Location: 380 SHAWMUT AVENUE; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
JOSEPH J HURLEY (Students: 284; Location: 70 WORCESTER STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
HARBOR SCHOOL (Students: 255; Location: 294 BOWDOIN STREET; Grades: 6th grade Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
FARRAGUT (Students: 232; Location: 10 FENWOOD ROAD; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
SMITH LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 193; Location: 23 LEONARD STREET; Grades: 6th grade Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
ELIOT ELEMENTARY (Students: 180; Location: 16 CHARTER STREET; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-6th grade Enrollment)
MISSION HILL SCHOOL (Students: 165; Location: 67 ALLEGHENY STREET; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)

Biggest private elementary/middle schools in Boston:

ST JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 233; Location: 9 MOON STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
CATHEDRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 205; Location: 595 HARRISON AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
KINGSLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 129; Location: 30 FAIRFIELD STREET; Grades: PK - 5)
LEARNING PROJECT ELEMANTERY SC (Students: 96; Location: 107 MARLBOROUGH STREET; Grades: 1 - 6)
KIDS ARE PEOPLE (Students: 86; Location: 656 BEACON STREET; Grades: KG - 6)
KENNEDY DAY SCHOOL PROGRAM (Students: 83; Location: 30 WARREN STREET FRANCISCAN CH; Grades: UG - UG)
BEACON HILL NURSERY SCHOOL (Students: 80; Location: 74 JOY STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
BOSTON CHILDREN'S SCHOOL (Students: 66; Location: 8 WHITTIER PLACE; Grades: PK - 2)
MANVILLE SCHOOL (Students: 65; Location: #3 BLACKFAN CIRCLE; Grades: UG - UG)
EMMANUEL HOUSE KINDERGARTEN (Students: 38; Location: 11 NEWCOMB ST; Grades: PK - KG)

See full list of schools located in Boston, Map of school districts: BOSTON

Library in Boston:

BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $41,770,507; Location: 700 BOYLSTON STREET; 7,736,451 books; 52,795 audio materials; 27,082 video materials; 29,190 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Boston: Lee Memorial Pool (A), Lewis Wharf (B), Lincoln Wharf (C), Little Italy (D), Logan Aero Light (E), Long Wharf (F), Marine Industrial Park (G), Mattapan Station (H), McKinney Playground (I), Metropolitan Water Works Pumping Stations (J), Museum Wharf (K), Mystic Pier 1 (L), Mystic Pier 2 (M), Mystic Pier 3 (N), Mystic Pier 4 (O), Mystic Pier 5 (P), Mystic Pier 6 (Q), Mystic Pier 7 (R), Mystic Wharf (S), North Market (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Legion Shopping Center (1), Longwood Galleria Shopping Center (2), Neponset Circle Shopping Center (3), Tara Plaza Shopping Center (4), The Castle at Park Plaza Shopping Center (5), Washington Park Shopping Mall (6), Washington Park Shopping Mall Shopping Center (7), Western Avenue Shopping Center (8), Bunker Hill Mall Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Boston include: Brighton Congregational Church (A), Leslie Lindsay Chapel (B), Universalist Meeting House (C), Trinty Church (D), Trinity Church (E), Tremont Temple (F), Charles River Park Synagogue (G), Marsh Chapel (H), The Cenacle (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Central Burying Ground (1), Phipps Street Cemetery (2), Saint Augustine Burying Ground (3), Fairview Cemetery (4), Evergreen Cemetery (5), Bunker Cemetery (6), Saint Josephs Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Wards Pond (A), Leverett Pond (B), Jamaica Pond (C), Sprague Pond (D), Turtle Pond (E), Cow Island Pond (F), Chandler Pond (G), Willow Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Charles River (A), Mother Brook (B), Stony Brook (C), Neponset River (D), Mystic River (E), Sawmill Brook (F), Muddy River (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Boston include: Schoolboy Stadium (1), Carmen Park (2), Franklin Park Zoo (3), P Collins Statue (4), Liberty Square (5), Admiral Morison Statue (6), Kenmore Square (7), Charles River Reservation (8), Franklin Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beaches: Malibu Beach (A), Carson Beach (B), Orient Heights Beach (C), L Street Beach (D), Tenean Beach (E), Savin Hill Beach (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Back Bay Annex Post Office (A), Massachusetts State House Post Office (B), Prudential Center Post Office (C), Hyde Park Post Office (D), John F Kennedy Post Office (E), Dorchester Center Post Office (F), Readville Post Office (G), West Roxbury Post Office (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Boston Fire Museum (344 Congress Street) (1), Cat Fund (Museums; 955 Boylston Street) (2), Archives of American Art Smithsonian Institution (Museums; 87 Mount Vernon Street) (3), Boston History Center & Museum (55 Court Street) (4), Gardner Museum (2 Palace Road) (5), Boston Sparks Association (Museums; 344 Congress Street) (6), The Bostonian Society (Museums; 206 Washington St) (7), Gibson House Museum (137 Beacon Street) (8), Boston Museum of Fine Arts - Restaurant (465 Huntington Avenue) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Federalist Restaurant (15 Beacon Street) (1), Eco-Logical Solutions (222 Newbury Street) (2), Omni Parker Hotel (60 School Street) (3), Parker's Restaurant (60 School Street) (4), Boston Hotel Buckminster (645 Beacon Street) (5), Bello Mondo (110 Huntington Avenue) (6), Inn the of Ponte Vedra Beach Florida (73 Tremont Street) (7), Club Management of Boston (1 Avery Street) (8), Bostonian Hotel-Seasons Restaurant (North Blackstone) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Courts: United States Government - Courts Us- Bankruptcy Court- Clerk's Office (10 Causeway Street) (1), Court Appointed Special Advocates (24 New Chardon Street) (2), Citizenship Training Group Of Boston - Juvenile Court- Girls Unit (105 Chauncy) (3), Mass Commonwealth - Environmental Protection Dept- Headquarters One Winter (1 Winter Street) (4), Interactive Worldwide Boston Court Sq (1 Boston Suite 2100) (5), Mass Commonwealth - Courts- Trial Courts- Suffolk County Probate & Family C (1 Ashburton Place) (6), Mass Commonwealth - Land Court- Tty Only (24 New Chardon) (7), Langham Court Management Ofc (26 Worcester Street) (8), Mass Commonwealth - Courts- Trial Courts- Middlesex County District Courts- Cambridge District C (48 Boylston Street) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Air pollution trends in Boston

Pollutant: Carbon Monoxide: 1.5 ppm in 2005 (it was 2.3 ppm in 2000, 6.1 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.023 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.029 ppm in 2000, 0.030 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM₁₀): 25.0 µ/m³ in 2005 (it was 24.5 µ/m³ in 2000, 26.6 µ/m³ in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Weighted Annual Mean at 3 sites: 10.9 µ/m³ in 2005 (it was 12.8 µ/m³ in 2000).
Pollutant: Sulfur Oxides Annual Mean at 4 sites: 0.0044 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.0055 ppm in 2000, 0.0101 ppm in 1990).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Boston and their reported violations in the past:

MWRA (Address: CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD, Population served: 2000000, Surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

2 regular monitoring violations

CAMP CEDAR (Serves ME, Population served: 350, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

2 regular monitoring violations

FOUR CORNERS GRILL (Address: 4TH FLOOR, Serves RI, Population served: 135, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-14-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-14-2005), St Boil Water Order (JAN-14-2005), St Public Notif requested (JAN-14-2005), St Tech Assistance Visit (JAN-18-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-31-2005), St Tech Assistance Visit (JAN-31-2005), St Compliance achieved (FEB-02-2005)

LANCASTER WOODS CONDOMINIUMS (Population served: 120, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-03-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-03-2005)

TRILLIUM WOODS WATER SYSTEM (Address: 22 DARTMOUTH PLACE, Serves VT, Population served: 40, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-18-2004), St Public Notif requested (NOV-01-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-2004)

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

One minor monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Boston that have no violations reported:

BOSTON WATER & SEWER COMMISSION (MWRA) (Population served: 589141, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
SARGENT CAMP/BOSTON UNIVERSITY (Serves NH, Population served: 140, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
WEDIKO KITCHEN (Serves NH, Population served: 125, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
NEWPORT NATIONAL GOLF CLUB (Serves RI, Population served: 45, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Massachusetts:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	48.1%
Whole state:	64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	6.1%
Whole state:	5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.8% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Boston, MA

People in group quarters in Boston

20275 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
3930 people in nursing homes
2980 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
2171 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
929 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
890 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
705 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
702 people in other nonhousehold living situations
571 people in religious group quarters
418 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
372 people in other group homes
326 people in homes for the mentally ill
255 people in homes for the mentally retarded
224 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
209 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
145 people in halfway houses
136 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
115 people in state prisons
97 people in military ships
94 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
85 people in unknown juvenile institutions
79 people in military barracks, etc.
75 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
60 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
52 people in other types of correctional institutions
32 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
30 people in homes for the physically handicapped
17 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
16 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
13 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
3 people in other workers' dormitories

Boston compared to Massachusetts state average:

Boston, Massachusetts environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

Median house value above state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Renting percentage above state average.
Number of rooms per house below state average.
Number of college students above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

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Arenas or stadiums:

TD Banknorth Garden. Boston Celtics (NBA), Boston Bruins (NHL).
Agganis Arena. Boston University.
Matthews Arena. Northeastern University.

Banks with most branches in Boston (2009 data):

Bank of America, National Association: 40 branches. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
RBS Citizens, National Association: 18 branches. Info updated 2007-09-19: Bank assets: $129,726.0 mil, Deposits: $73,811.7 mil, headquarters in Providence, RI, negative income in the last year, 1175 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
Citibank, National Association: 10 branches. Info updated 2009-03-04: Bank assets: $1,227,040.0 mil, Deposits: $755,298.0 mil, headquarters in Las Vegas, NV, negative income in the last year, International Specialization, 1072 total offices, Holding Company: Citigroup Inc.
Century Bank and Trust Company: State Street Boston Branch, Federal Street Branch, Hotel Commonwealth Branch, North End Branch, Allston/Brighton Branch. Info updated 2006-08-25: Bank assets: $1,798.9 mil, Deposits: $1,297.1 mil, headquarters in Somerville, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 22 total offices, Holding Company: Century Bancorp, Inc.
East Boston Savings Bank: Orient Heights Branch, Bennington Street Branch, at 10 Meridian Street. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,025.0 mil, Deposits: $812.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Meridian Financial Services, Inc
Wainwright Bank & Trust Company: Downtown Crossing Branch, Back Bay Station Branch, at 63 Franklin Street. Info updated 2006-12-12: Bank assets: $1,055.4 mil, Deposits: $717.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices
Boston Private Bank & Trust Company: at Ten Post Office Square, Seaport Boulevard Branch, Back Bay Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,079.5 mil, Deposits: $2,081.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.
TD Bank, National Association: Broad Street Branch, Boston Branch, Boylston Street Branch. Info updated 2008-06-17: Bank assets: $101,632.1 mil, Deposits: $76,748.6 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1084 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
25 other banks with 29 local branches

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Boston, Massachusetts

Hilton Boston Back Bay, 40 Dalton St, Boston, MA 02115, Phone: (617) 236-1100, Fax: (617) 867-6081
Best Western Boston- The Inn At Longwood Medical, 342 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, Phone: (617) 731-4700, Fax: (617) 731-4870
Boston Long Wharf Marriott, 296 State St, Boston, MA 02109, Phone: (617) 227-0800, Fax: (617) 723-3136
Boston Marriott Copley Place, 110 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116, Phone: (617) 236-5800, Fax: (617) 236-5885
The Fairmont Copley Plaza, 138 St James Ave, Boston, MA 02116, Phone: (617) 267-5300, Fax: (617) 267-7668
Copley Square Hotel, 47 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116, Phone: (617) 536-9000, Fax: (617) 267-3547
Four Seasons Hotel, 200 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116, Phone: (617) 338-4400, Fax: (617) 351-2250
Doubletree Guest Suites Boston, 400 Soldiers Field Rd, Boston, MA 02134, Phone: (617) 783-0090, Fax: (617) 783-0897
53 other hotels and motels

All 61 fire-safe hotels and motels in Boston, Massachusetts

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Boston mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (48%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%) Electricity (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Neighborhoods in Boston:

Religion statistics for Boston

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Muslim Estimate	Episcopal Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	International Churches of Christ
Adherents	74.9%	3.3%	2.3%	2.2%	1.5%
Congregations	21.3%	2.3%	7.3%	10.2%	0.3%

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	United Church of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	1.0%	1.0%	0.9%	0.7%	12.3%
Congregations	4.7%	0.6%	2.6%	5.2%	45.5%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	318	$1,775,562	$67,002	4	$14,732
Other Government Administration	304	$1,457,439	$57,530	36	$68,747
Judicial and Legal	48	$246,496	$61,624	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	2138	$12,725,811	$71,426	0	$0
Police - Other	617	$2,440,103	$47,457	220	$197,316
Firefighters	1478	$10,703,920	$86,906	0	$0
Fire - Other	141	$869,597	$74,008	0	$0
Correction	1079	$5,650,571	$62,842	0	$0
Streets and Highways	505	$2,252,220	$53,518	0	$0
Welfare	520	$1,686,809	$38,926	60	$98,950
Health	1147	$5,222,884	$54,642	47	$85,383
Solid Waste Management	216	$902,911	$50,162	0	$0
Sewerage	274	$1,279,781	$56,049	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	175	$721,348	$49,464	0	$0
Housing and Community Development(Local)	311	$1,807,406	$69,739	11	$35,050
Water Supply	225	$1,047,089	$55,845	0	$0
Elementary and Secondary - Instruction	6578	$35,820,769	$65,346	1064	$2,013,427
Elementary and Secondary - Other Total	2552	$7,905,295	$37,172	222	$311,315
Local Libraries	446	$1,510,515	$40,642	119	$54,064
Other and Unallocable	401	$1,704,665	$51,012	0	$0
Totals for Government	19473	$97,731,191	$60,226	1783	$2,878,984

Boston government finances in 2006:

Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $28,403,000
Charges - Sewerage: $121,567,000
All Other: $32,886,000

Housing and Community Development: $14,678,000

Hospital Public: $12,328,000

Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $6,992,000

Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $3,389,000

Parking Facilities: $1,817,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,000
Construction - Sewerage: $36,181,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $34,910,000

Water Utilities: $33,398,000

General Public Buildings: $24,149,000

Parks and Recreation: $18,595,000

General - Other: $18,334,000

Regular Highways: $8,934,000

Health - Other: $5,165,000

Police Protection: $5,165,000

Housing and Community Development: $4,245,000

Libraries: $2,066,000

Hospitals: $1,046,000

Local Fire Protection: $572,000
Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $911,561,000
Police Protection: $273,034,000

General - Other: $215,176,000

Hospitals: $173,910,000

Local Fire Protection: $159,612,000

Water Utilities: $79,165,000

Housing and Community Development: $74,806,000

Correctional Institutions: $74,389,000

Solid Waste Management: $57,009,000

Regular Highways: $42,149,000

Libraries: $33,473,000

Corrections - Other: $31,881,000

Financial Administration: $27,911,000

General Public Buildings: $24,158,000

Sewerage: $24,066,000

Parks and Recreation: $14,916,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $14,609,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $14,376,000

Central Staff Services: $11,827,000

Public Welfare - Other: $4,417,000

Parking Facilities: $3,557,000

Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $1,895,000

Natural Resources - Other: $1,170,000

Health - Other: $185,000
Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $925,587,000
Benefit Payments: $345,705,000

Earnings on Investments (calculated): $286,905,000

Other Investments - Other: $260,269,000

From Parent Local Government: $212,308,000

Local Employee Contribution: $110,957,000

Total Cash and Deposits: $58,933,000

Total Federal Securities: $21,139,000

From Other Governments: $12,646,000

Withdrawals: $11,245,000
Employee Retirement � Corporate Bonds: $517,702,000
Employee Retirement � Corporate Stocks: $1,656,389,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $73,925,000
Sewerage: $25,984,000
General - Interest on Debt: $57,296,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $820,000
Health - Other: $342,000

Central Staff Services: $158,000

Transit Utilities: $11,000
Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $145,488,000
Sewerage: $90,906,000

Transit Utilities: $65,185,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,467,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $103,267,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $79,345,000
Fines and Forfeits: $67,988,000

Interest Earnings: $47,637,000

Rents: $13,828,000
NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,479,398,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,458,514,000

Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $82,383,000
Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $63,635,000
Water Utilities: $58,740,000

General - Other: $26,841,000

Housing and Community Development: $3,433,000

Hospitals: $3,160,000

Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,073,000

Parks and Recreation: $841,000

Police Protection: $658,000

Solid Waste Management: $524,000

Regular Highways: $251,000

Local Fire Protection: $244,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $168,000

Central Staff Services: $109,000

Libraries: $94,000

Financial Administration: $91,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $18,000

Public Welfare - Other: $6,000
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,195,365,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $112,217,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $96,000,000
Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $224,787,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $535,642,000
All Other: $227,552,000

General Local Government Support: $225,842,000

Public Welfare: $191,760,000

Housing and Community Development: $65,050,000

Highways: $9,649,000

Sewerage: $8,661,000
Tax - Property: $1,254,749,000
Other Selective Sales: $39,502,000

Occupation and Business License, NEC: $26,579,000

Public Utility License: $4,153,000

Other License: $4,152,000

Alcoholic Beverage License: $2,359,000

Amusements License: $1,512,000
Total Salaries and Wages: $1,168,808,000

11.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,380 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.05%
Massachusetts average:	6.31%

0.58% of residents moved from foreign countries ($778 average AGI)
Suffolk County: 0.58%
Massachusetts average: 0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Middlesex County, MA	2.69% ($53,734 average AGI)
from Norfolk County, MA	1.55% ($65,283)
from Essex County, MA	0.60% ($50,542)

12.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,909 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.05%
Massachusetts average:	6.91%

0.20% of residents moved to foreign countries ($657 average AGI)
Suffolk County: 0.20%
Massachusetts average: 0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Middlesex County, MA	3.18% ($54,668 average AGI)
to Norfolk County, MA	2.10% ($55,985)
to Essex County, MA	0.94% ($54,644)

Strongest AM radio stations in Boston:

WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WUNR (1600 AM; 20 kW; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: CHAMPION BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WMKI (1260 AM; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
WEZE (590 AM; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: NEW ENGLAND CONTINENTAL MEDIA, INC.)
WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WILD (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF BOSTON LICENSES, LLC)
WXKS (1430 AM; 5 kW; EVERETT, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WNTN (1550 AM; 10 kW; NEWTON, MA; Owner: COLT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Boston:

WXKS-FM (107.9 FM; MEDFORD, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WMJX (106.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WBCN (104.1 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: HEMISPHERE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WZLX (100.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF BOSTON)
WERS (88.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: EMERSON COLLEGE)
W267AI (101.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: MCC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WHRB (95.3 FM; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: HARVARD RADIO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WJMN (94.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WCRB (102.5 FM; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: CHARLES RIVER BROADCASTING WCRB LICE)
WTKK (96.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WROR-FM (105.7 FM; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WMBR (88.1 FM; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: TECHNOLOGY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
WRBB (104.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY)
WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WODS (103.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WFNX (101.7 FM; LYNN, MA; Owner: MCC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WZBC (90.3 FM; NEWTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Boston:

WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
WTMU-LP (Channel 32; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ZGS BOSTON, INC.)
WCEA-LP (Channel 58; BOSTON, MA; Owner: CHANNEL 19 TV CORPORATION)
WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
WHDH-TV (Channel 7; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WHDH-TV)
WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
WBZ-TV (Channel 4; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
WGBX-TV (Channel 44; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
WWDP (Channel 46; NORWELL, MA; Owner: NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC)
WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
WFXZ-CA (Channel 24; BOSTON, MA; Owner: BOSTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)
WPRI-TV (Channel 12; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: TVL BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
WNAC-TV (Channel 64; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WNAC, LLC)
WJAR (Channel 10; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSBE-TV (Channel 36; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TELECOM. AUTHORITY)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

See more detailed statistics of Boston fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 409
Total length: 5,153 meters (16,906ft)
Total costs: $1,284,038,000
Total average daily traffic: 17,550,713
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,325,260

New bridges - Historical Statistics

Before 1900: 29
1900-1909: 30
1910-1919: 19
1920-1929: 11
1930-1939: 10
1940-1949: 2
1950-1959: 66
1960-1969: 102
1970-1979: 35
1980-1989: 20
1990-1999: 34
2000-2009: 50

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 156 full tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	70	$353,200	8,302	$289,974	7,046	$293,696	1,178	$125,693	211	$1,188,081	2,468	$314,240	7	$57,429
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	5	$364,400	1,282	$299,388	1,579	$285,802	255	$128,918	17	$483,118	464	$293,884	3	$26,667
APPLICATIONS DENIED	44	$326,682	2,652	$270,232	5,769	$318,761	1,080	$110,244	26	$463,308	1,251	$315,639	19	$72,737
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	18	$286,556	972	$292,800	2,121	$301,076	126	$166,143	23	$1,029,391	418	$316,380	3	$165,333
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	6	$356,833	306	$303,085	791	$328,713	39	$186,000	3	$416,000	123	$313,439	0	$0

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Detailed mortgage data for all 157 tracts in Boston, MA

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 148 full tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1,209	$292,505	371	$334,569	149	$313,242
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	186	$299,995	130	$365,062	30	$316,500
APPLICATIONS DENIED	43	$315,209	19	$446,579	10	$338,800
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	100	$289,960	36	$384,556	11	$357,455
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	5	$328,200	3	$458,333	0	$0

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Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 4018
Hazardous Condition: 2811
Service Call: 11
Good Intent Call: 17

Incident types - Boston

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