Methuen, Massachusetts

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Population in July 2007: 43,979. Population change since 2000: +0.5%

Males: 21,057	(47.9%)
Females: 22,922	(52.1%)

Median resident age:	37.5 years
Massachusetts median age:	36.5 years

Zip codes: 01844.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $59,138 (it was $49,627 in 2000)

Methuen:	$59,138
Massachusetts:	$62,365

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $291,291 (it was $156,100 in 2000)

Methuen:	$291,291
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $301,104; Detached houses: $315,863; Townhouses or other attached units: $211,138; In 2-unit structures: $324,830; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $291,336; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $190,616
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Races in Methuen:

White Non-Hispanic (85.8%)
Hispanic (9.6%)
Other race (4.9%)
Two or more races (1.8%)
Black (1.3%)
Vietnamese (0.6%)
Asian Indian (0.6%)

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

2008 cost of living index in Methuen: 120.2 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Italian (21.9%), Irish (20.7%), French (10.5%), English (9.8%), French Canadian (8.8%), German (4.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 115 feet

Land area: 22.4 square miles.

Population density: 1963 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Methuen

High school or higher: 81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
Unemployed: 4.3%
Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Methuen city

Never married: 25.6%
Now married: 55.4%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 9.0%
Divorced: 8.2%

4,886 residents are foreign born (4.3% Latin America, 3.5% Asia, 2.4% Europe).

This city:	11.2%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Methuen, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Methuen to the number of sex offenders is 14660 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Methuen:	1.4% ($2,134)
Massachusetts:	1.3% ($2,336)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lawrence, MA (2.0 miles , pop. 72,043).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (28.6 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (190.4 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Lawrence, MA (1.4 miles ), Salem, NH (2.2 miles ), North Andover, MA (2.2 miles ), Andover, MA (2.3 miles ), Haverhill, MA (2.4 miles ), Andover, MA (2.4 miles ), Pelham, NH (2.7 miles ), Atkinson, NH (2.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 116 buildings, average cost: $117,500
1997: 123 buildings, average cost: $116,600
1998: 133 buildings, average cost: $116,800
1999: 134 buildings, average cost: $116,700
2000: 121 buildings, average cost: $116,700
2001: 110 buildings, average cost: $116,700
2002: 114 buildings, average cost: $116,700
2003: 108 buildings, average cost: $116,700
2004: 82 buildings, average cost: $232,500
2005: 58 buildings, average cost: $236,200
2006: 75 buildings, average cost: $234,300
2007: 68 buildings, average cost: $239,600

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Latitude: 42.73 N, Longitude: 71.18 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -7,582 (-17.3%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 3,893 (19.0%)

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Methuen, Massachusetts business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +3,616 (+9.0%).

Unemployment in December 2008:

Here:	5.3%
Massachusetts:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):

Computer and electronic products (10%)
Construction (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (16%)
Educational services (13%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Computer and electronic products (7%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Public administration (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Engineers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)

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Crime in Methuen by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
per 100,000	2.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.2	0.0	2.3
Rapes	4	6	10	5	8	1	3	3	6
per 100,000	9.5	13.8	22.7	11.3	17.9	2.2	6.7	6.7	13.5
Robberies	25	20	14	14	19	9	27	26	20
per 100,000	59.3	45.9	31.8	31.6	42.5	20.1	60.4	57.9	45.1
Assaults	50	52	73	67	50	44	52	63	79
per 100,000	118.5	119.4	165.9	151.1	111.9	98.4	116.3	140.4	178.2
Burglaries	249	156	164	138	164	124	205	209	166
per 100,000	590.3	358.2	372.8	311.3	367.1	277.2	458.4	465.7	374.4
Thefts	803	708	739	799	803	603	709	704	718
per 100,000	1903.7	1625.5	1679.7	1802.3	1797.3	1348.0	1585.4	1568.7	1619.6
Auto thefts	265	209	244	208	188	100	86	99	75
per 100,000	628.3	479.8	554.6	469.2	420.8	223.6	192.3	220.6	169.2
Arson	0	0	N/A	4	1	1	2	3	4
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	N/A	9.0	2.2	2.2	4.5	6.7	9.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	221.6	177.1	198.6	180.1	180.7	118.7	162.1	163.8	169.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 105 (88 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.00
US city average:	3.00

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Methuen-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 13% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/29/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.7 miles away from the Methuen city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 34.4 miles away from the city center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Main business address for: PARLEX CORP (PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS).

Hospital/medical center in Methuen:

HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (70 EAST ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Methuen:

MERRIMACK VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; HAVERHILL, MA)
WHITTIER REHABILITATION HOSP (about 7 miles; HAVERHILL, MA)
SAINTS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 9 miles; LOWELL, MA)

Political contributions by individuals in Methuen, MA

Heliports located in Methuen:

Holy Family Hospital Heliport

Amtrak stations near Methuen:

6 miles: HAVERHILL (WASHINGTON ST. @ RAILROAD SQUARE). Services: ticket office.
16 miles: WOBURN (100 ATLANTIC AVE.). Services: ticket office.

Operable nuclear power plant near Methuen:

20 miles: Seabrook in Seabrook, NH.

Local government website: www.cityofmethuen.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Methuen:

MERRIMACK COLLEGE (about 5 miles; NORTH ANDOVER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,384)
NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; HAVERHILL, MA; FT enrollment: 3,388)
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL (about 10 miles; LOWELL, MA; FT enrollment: 8,373)
NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; DANVERS, MA; FT enrollment: 3,663)
SALEM STATE COLLEGE (about 21 miles; SALEM, MA; FT enrollment: 5,917)
TUFTS UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; MEDFORD, MA; FT enrollment: 8,627)
BENTLEY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; WALTHAM, MA; FT enrollment: 4,651)

Public high school in Methuen:

METHUEN HIGH (Students: 2002; Location: 1 RANGER RD; Grades: 9th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)

Private high schools in Methuen:

PRESENTATION OF MARY ACADEMY (Students: 258; Location: 209 LAWRENCE STREET; Grades: 9 - 12; Girls only)
FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 207; Location: FELLOWSHIP WAY; Grades: KG - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Methuen:

DONALD P TIMONY GRAMMAR (Students: 1456; Location: 45 PLEASANT VIEW STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
TENNEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL (Students: 1446; Location: 75 PLEASANT STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
MARSH GRAMMAR SCHOOL (Students: 1397; Location: 309 PELHAM STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
COMPREHENSIVE GRAMMAR SCHOOL (Students: 1137; Location: 100 HOWE STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)

Private elementary/middle schools in Methuen:

ST MONICA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 379; Location: 212 LAWRENCE STREET; Grades: 1 - 8)
OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL SCHOO (Students: 218; Location: 82 UNION STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
CHAPEL KINDERGARTEN AND NURSER (Students: 210; Location: 26 PLEASANT STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
THE GROWING YEARS (Students: 157; Location: 423 HOWE STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
ST ANN'S HOME INC (Students: 135; Location: 100A HAVERHILL STREET; Grades: 1 - 10)
COMMUNITY KINDERGARTEN OF METH (Students: 115; Location: 90 BROADWAY STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
A SMALL WORLD CHILDRENS CENTER (Students: 51; Location: 7 GLOUCESTER STREET; Grades: PK - 3)
KIDS KORNER (Students: 17; Location: 969 RIVERSIDE DRIVE; Grades: PK - KG)

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Library in Methuen:

NEVINS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $666,307; Location: 305 BROADWAY; 71,311 books; 1,475 audio materials; 1,903 video materials; 231 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

St. Andrews Episcopal Church is also in Methuen Tel. 978-689-0460 and website http://www.standrewsmethuen.org at 90 Broadway.

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Notable locations in Methuen: Merrimac Plaza (A), Merrimack Valley Golf Club (B), Hickory Hill Golf Course (C), Holy Family Hospital and Medical Center Health Sciences Library (D), Saint Annes Orphanage (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Methuen Mall (1), Caldor Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Methuen include: Fellowship Bible Church (A), First Baptist Church (B), First Congregational Church (C), Hope Congregational Church (D), Judson Memorial Baptist Church (E), Iglesia Pentecostal Cristo (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Anthonys Cemetery (1), Walnut Grove Cemetery (2), Polish Cemetery (3), Elmwood Cemetery (4), Lithuanian Cemetery (5), Searles Cemetery (6), Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Forest Lake (A), Searles Pond (B), Mystic Pond (C), Hills Pond (D), Mill Pond (E), Spicket River Reservoir (F), Peat Meadow (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bare Meadow Brook (A), Harris Brook (B), Hawkes Brook (C), Bartlett Brook (D), Sawyer Brook (E), World End Brook (F), Griffin Brook (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Jay Gee's Ice Cream (Amusement & Theme Parks; 602 Lowell Street) (1), Coins And Quarters (Arcades & Amusements; 800 Broadway) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Motel 110 (487 Lowell Street) (1), Guesthouse Inn - Methuen (159 Pelham St) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Court: Methuen Town - Police Dept- Court Liaison (90 Hampshire) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

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

BRUNSWICK HILLSIDE APARTMENTS (Address: SUITE 600, Serves NY, Population served: 35, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-30-2004), St Tech Assistance Visit (NOV-30-2004), St Compliance Meeting conducted (NOV-30-2004), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-30-2004), St Boil Water Order (NOV-30-2004)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JAN-24-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-24-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-24-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-01-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2001)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUL-01-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed FAO issued (APR-13-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2000)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1995 and OCT-24-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-24-2001)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1994 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule

8 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

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

METHUEN WATER DEPT (Population served: 45484, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
Massachusetts:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	69.8%
Whole state:	64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.2%
Whole state:	5.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	7.4%
Whole state:	9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	4.0%
Whole state:	4.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Methuen, MA

People in group quarters in Methuen

319 people in nursing homes
112 people in religious group quarters
45 people in homes for the mentally retarded
6 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

Methuen compared to Massachusetts state average:

Methuen, Massachusetts environmental map by EPA

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Median house value above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.

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Banks with branches in Methuen (2009 data):

TD Bank, National Association: Methuen Branch, Pleasant Valley Branch, Methuen 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
RiverBank: West Methuen Branch at 148 Lowell Street, branch established on 1979-06-21; Methuen Branch at 20 Jackson Street, branch established on 1968-04-29. Info updated 2006-06-30: Bank assets: $761.3 mil, Deposits: $417.0 mil, headquarters in North Andover, MA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Lsb Corporation
Bank of New England: Methuen Branch at 3 Cross Street, branch established on 2007-11-08. Info updated 2007-06-12: Bank assets: $489.8 mil, Deposits: $436.0 mil, headquarters in Salem, NH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices
Bank of America, National Association: Methuen Branch at 190 Haverhill Street, branch established on 1957-06-17. 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
Enterprise Bank and Trust Company: Methuen Branch at 255 Broadway, branch established on 2008-05-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,179.8 mil, Deposits: $948.0 mil, headquarters in Lowell, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 17 total offices, Holding Company: Enterprise Bancorp, Inc.
Methuen Co-operative Bank: Methuen Co-Operative Bank at 243 Broadway, branch established on 1923-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $70.9 mil, Deposits: $62.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 1 total offices
The Savings Bank: Methuen Branch at 17 Burnham Road, branch established on 2005-03-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $390.9 mil, Deposits: $332.2 mil, headquarters in Wakefield, MA, negative income in the last year, 9 total offices
RBS Citizens, National Association: Methuen Stop & Shop Branch at 90 Pleasant Valley Street, branch established on 2002-03-20. 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

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Methuen mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (62%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%) Electricity (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Religon statistics for Methuen

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Church of Christ	Episcopal Church	Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	United Methodist Church
Adherents	77.8%	3.3%	3.0%	2.2%	1.9%
Congregations	18.5%	13.0%	7.4%	1.6%	8.2%

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Assemblies of God	Church of the Nazarene	Unitarian Universalist Association	Other religions
Adherents	1.1%	0.7%	0.6%	0.6%	8.8%
Congregations	6.3%	4.2%	1.9%	4.0%	34.9%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	23	$103,546	$54,024	8	$4,464
Other Government Administration	13	$58,277	$53,794	11	$5,579
Judicial and Legal	2	$12,299	$73,794	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	88	$592,095	$80,740	0	$0
Police - Other	16	$57,577	$43,183	6	$2,104
Firefighters	96	$382,404	$47,801	0	$0
Fire - Other	1	$4,004	$48,048	1	$1,448
Streets and Highways	39	$156,751	$48,231	0	$0
Welfare	1	$4,615	$55,380	1	$1,448
Health	7	$25,728	$44,105	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	3	$15,293	$61,172	0	$0
Sewerage	6	$41,416	$82,832	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	18	$69,686	$46,457	1	$1,360
Housing and Community Development(Local)	9	$35,277	$47,036	0	$0
Natural Resources	2	$8,730	$52,380	1	$416
Water Supply	31	$148,119	$57,336	1	$1,727
Elementary and Secondary - Instruction	714	$3,952,473	$66,428	156	$70,268
Elementary and Secondary - Other Total	170	$627,656	$44,305	89	$32,829
Other and Unallocable	13	$54,215	$50,045	3	$6,790
Totals for Government	1252	$6,350,161	$60,864	278	$128,433

Methuen government finances in 2006:

Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,075,000
Charges - Sewerage: $3,779,000
All Other: $2,136,000

Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,131,000

Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $47,000
Construction - General - Other: $5,157,000
Regular Highways: $1,067,000

Housing and Community Development: $514,000
Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $69,708,000
General - Other: $11,478,000

Police Protection: $7,283,000

Local Fire Protection: $6,558,000

Regular Highways: $5,864,000

Solid Waste Management: $2,741,000

Water Utilities: $2,609,000

Financial Administration: $1,202,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $914,000

Libraries: $887,000

Housing and Community Development: $674,000

Health - Other: $621,000

Central Staff Services: $409,000

Public Welfare - Other: $360,000

Sewerage: $278,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $230,000

Parks and Recreation: $121,000

Natural Resources - Other: $104,000
Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $30,808,000
Benefit Payments: $7,298,000

From Parent Local Government: $6,026,000

Other Investments - Other: $5,906,000

Earnings on Investments (calculated): $3,293,000

Local Employee Contribution: $2,571,000

Total Cash and Deposits: $991,000

From Other Governments: $600,000

Withdrawals: $351,000
Employee Retirement � Corporate Stocks: $35,455,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $991,000
All Other: $213,000

Education: $174,000
General - Interest on Debt: $3,243,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,344,000
Health - Other: $82,000
Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $2,842,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $395,000

Transit Utilities: $305,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,955,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $3,024,000
Fines and Forfeits: $339,000

Interest Earnings: $263,000

Special Assessments: $166,000
NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $69,211,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $69,010,000

Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,754,000
Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,420,000
General - Other: $492,000

General Public Building: $229,000

Regular Highways: $158,000

Water Utilities: $62,000

Health - Other: $52,000

Financial Administration: $4,000

Police Protection: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,327,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $3,220,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $6,214,000
Beginning: $3,714,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $37,506,000
General Local Government Support: $5,876,000

Highways: $1,247,000

All Other: $956,000

Public Welfare: $80,000

Housing and Community Development: $67,000
Tax - Property: $54,397,000
Other License: $1,298,000

Other Selective Sales: $550,000
Total Salaries and Wages: $67,631,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $22,000

5.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,508 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.06%
Massachusetts average:	6.31%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($565 average AGI)
Essex County: 0.09%
Massachusetts average: 0.28%

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

from Middlesex County, MA	1.65% ($62,439 average AGI)
from Suffolk County, MA	0.90% ($54,644)
from Rockingham County, NH	0.35% ($42,167)

5.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($52,620 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.73%
Massachusetts average:	6.91%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($831 average AGI)
Essex County: 0.08%
Massachusetts average: 0.11%

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

to Middlesex County, MA	1.26% ($47,527 average AGI)
to Rockingham County, NH	0.72% ($57,207)
to Suffolk County, MA	0.57% ($50,542)

Strongest AM radio stations in Methuen:

WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WCEC (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SALEM, NH; Owner: COSTA-EAGLE RADIO VENTURES LTD PARTNERSHIP)
WNNW (800 AM; 1 kW; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: COSTA-EAGLE RADIO VENTURES, LP)
WDER (1320 AM; 10 kW; DERRY, NH; Owner: BLOUNT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. OF NH)
WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WCAP (980 AM; 5 kW; LOWELL, MA; Owner: NORTHEAST RADIO, INC.)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCCM (1490 AM; 1 kW; HAVERHILL, MA; Owner: COSTA-EAGLE RADIO VENTURES LTD P/SHI)
WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Methuen:

WXRV (92.5 FM; HAVERHILL, MA; Owner: BEANPOT BROADCASTING CORP.)
WKLB-FM (99.5 FM; LOWELL, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
W227AM (93.3 FM; ANDOVER, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WHOB (106.3 FM; NASHUA, NH; Owner: TELE-MEDIA COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, L.L.C.)
WQSX (93.7 FM; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
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.)
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.)
WGIR-FM (101.1 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WQLL (96.5 FM; BEDFORD, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WLMW (90.7 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: KNOWLEDGE FOR LIFE)
WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LLC)
WZID (95.7 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Methuen:

WFXZ-CA (Channel 24; BOSTON, MA; Owner: BOSTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
WNDS (Channel 50; DERRY, NH; Owner: CTV OF DERRY, INC)
WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WHDH-TV (Channel 7; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WHDH-TV)
WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
WHDN-LP (Channel 26; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GUENTER MARKSTEINER)
WBZ-TV (Channel 4; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
WGBX-TV (Channel 44; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
WTMU-LP (Channel 32; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ZGS BOSTON, INC.)
WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
WCEA-LP (Channel 58; BOSTON, MA; Owner: CHANNEL 19 TV CORPORATION)
W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
WMEA-TV (Channel 26; BIDDEFORD, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
WYCN-LP (Channel 13; NASHUA, NH; Owner: CENTER BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)
W33AK (Channel 33; NASHUA, NH; Owner: CENTER B/CING CORPORATION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

See more detailed statistics of Methuen fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7

Lisa M Minney, 41 Danton Dr, Type: Tower, Structure height: 36.5 m, Overall height: 38.4 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:
Broadway St, Type: Pole, Structure height: 38.4 m, Overall height: 38.4 m
Registrant: At&t Wireless Services Inc, 1150 Connecticut Ave Nw 4th Fl, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 223-9222, Email:
Lisa M Minney, 50 Old Ferry Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 36.3 m, Overall height: 37.8 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:
Richard J Byrne, 115 Merrimack, Type: Tower, Structure height: 38.7 m, Overall height: 38.7 m
Registrant: Towerco Assets LLC, 5000 Valleystone Drive, Suite 200, Cary, NC 27519, Phone: (919) 653-5710, Email:
Marin Fettman, 29 Kimball Road (4bs0694b), Type: Pole, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 30.5 m, , Licensee ID: L00072622
Registrant: Omnipoint Communications Inc., 12920 S.E. 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Email:
Kyle B Entz, Reservoir St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 20.4 m, Overall height: 20.4 m, , Licensee ID: L00124895
Registrant: Nextel Communications Of The Mid-Atlantic, Inc., 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (866) 400-6040
DAVID J SASKA, 58 Danton Dr, Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 46.6 m, , Licensee ID: L00295177
Registrant: Sbc Tower Holdings LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Methuen, MA)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 102 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Methuen)

FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Methuen)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 24 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)

	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 11 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	20	$268,250	550	$202,733	887	$198,753	210	$78,286	8	$373,375	54	$177,444	1	$111,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	2	$223,500	63	$192,429	168	$211,202	38	$78,921	1	$464,000	13	$167,846	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	4	$271,750	142	$189,845	673	$233,471	117	$72,009	1	$375,000	19	$248,158	3	$22,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	3	$285,333	50	$206,360	326	$200,871	22	$85,682	3	$325,000	10	$208,500	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	15	$188,000	110	$261,027	7	$110,857	1	$432,000	1	$142,000	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed mortgage data for all 11 tracts in Methuen, MA

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)		D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 11 full tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	184	$258,880	76	$287,947	2	$201,500	0	$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	28	$257,357	25	$315,960	2	$168,500	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	4	$272,000	3	$250,000	1	$171,000	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	5	$244,800	11	$324,273	0	$0	1	$201,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	1	$209,000	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 201
Hazardous Condition: 205
Service Call: 41
Good Intent Call: 3

Incident types - Methuen

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Methuen, MA

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