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Essex County

Population in July 2007: 26,338.
Males: 12,600  (47.8%)
Females: 13,738  (52.2%)

Median resident age:  41.3 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01906.


Estimated median household income in 2008: $70,297 (it was $55,301 in 2000)
Saugus:  $70,297
Massachusetts:  $65,401

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $33,267

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $364,178 (it was $201,100 in 2000)
Saugus:  $364,178
Massachusetts:  $353,600

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $385,398; Detached houses: $395,947; Townhouses or other attached units: $399,937; In 2-unit structures: $468,645; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $280,810; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $250,481; Mobile homes: $209,386
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Races in Saugus:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Saugus: 122.3 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Italian (36.5%), Irish (24.8%), English (10.9%), French (4.9%), French Canadian (4.7%), Polish (4.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1815

Elevation: 21 feet

Land area: 11.0 square miles.

Population density: 2397 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Saugus

  • High school or higher: 87.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Saugus CDP

  • Never married: 25.8%
  • Now married: 56.3%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 7.8%
  • Divorced: 8.3%

1,320 residents are foreign born (2.9% Europe, 1.1% Asia).

This place:  5.1%
Massachusetts:  12.2%


According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Saugus, Massachusetts in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Saugus to the number of sex offenders is 13169 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is a lot smaller than the state average.

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

Saugus:  0.9% ($1,906)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
Saugus satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lynn, MA (2.9 miles , pop. 89,050).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (10.6 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (185.4 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Melrose, MA (1.6 miles ), Lynn, MA (1.7 miles ), Revere, MA (1.8 miles ), Malden, MA (1.9 miles ), Wakefield, MA (2.0 miles ), Everett, MA (2.1 miles ), Lynnfield, MA (2.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 57 buildings, average cost: $122,000
  • 1997: 53 buildings, average cost: $116,600
  • 1998: 51 buildings, average cost: $144,600
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 47 buildings, average cost: $174,900
  • 2001: 48 buildings, average cost: $203,300
  • 2002: 33 buildings, average cost: $252,600
  • 2003: 31 buildings, average cost: $236,800
  • 2004: 32 buildings, average cost: $240,200
  • 2005: 32 buildings, average cost: $239,500
  • 2006: 23 buildings, average cost: $240,100
  • 2007: 20 buildings, average cost: $239,900
  • 2008: 13 buildings, average cost: $240,000

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Latitude: 42.46 N, Longitude: 71.01 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -3,529 (-13.5%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 2,611 (19.8%)

Area codes: 781, 617, 339

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Crime in Saugus by Year
Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Murders 0020020020
    per 100,000 0.00.07.60.00.07.60.00.07.30.0
Rapes 171037251055
    per 100,000 3.725.438.211.426.57.618.736.918.418.3
Robberies 21223523313839401823
    per 100,000 78.779.8133.687.1117.3143.8146.1147.766.184.2
Assaults 219N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A6973
    per 100,000 820.3N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A253.5267.1
Burglaries 164194250247256374321333248206
    per 100,000 614.3704.0954.1935.6968.31415.51202.81229.8911.3753.8
Thefts 809834861776825749654601679831
    per 100,000 3030.33026.53286.02939.33120.52834.92450.52219.62495.03040.9
Auto thefts 14413915913915111496777078
    per 100,000 539.4504.4606.8526.5571.1431.5359.7284.4257.2285.4
Arson 7551114211
    per 100,000 26.218.119.13.83.83.815.07.43.73.7
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 398.0N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A284.1290.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 74 (56 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.13
US city average:  3.00


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)



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Saugus-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 22% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.4 miles away from the Saugus place center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 9/29/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.6 miles away from the place center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Saugus-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 75% 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 77.7 miles away from Saugus 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 65.2 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 54.6 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 66.2 miles away from Saugus 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 62.1 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 26.1 miles away from Saugus center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Main business address for: BOSTON RESTAURANT ASSOCIATES INC (RETAIL-EATING PLACES).


Hospitals/medical centers near Saugus:
  • UNION HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; LYNN, MA)
  • HALLMARK HEALTH SYSTEM (about 5 miles; MALDEN, MA)
  • VENCOR HOSPITAL NORTH SHORE (about 6 miles; PEABODY, MA)

Political contributions by individuals in Saugus, MA

Amtrak stations near Saugus:
  • 8 miles: BOSTON, NORTH STATION (BOSTON, 126 CAUSEWAY ST.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area.
  • 8 miles: WOBURN (100 ATLANTIC AVE.). Services: ticket office.
  • 9 miles: BOSTON (SO. STA) (BOSTON, 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.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Saugus:
  • TUFTS UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; MEDFORD, MA; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
  • BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 3,638)
  • SALEM STATE COLLEGE (about 7 miles; SALEM, MA; FT enrollment: 5,917)
  • SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 5,291)
  • NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; DANVERS, MA; FT enrollment: 3,663)
  • MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 9 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; FT enrollment: 9,895)
  • EMERSON COLLEGE (about 9 miles; Boston, MA; FT enrollment: 3,697)
Public high school in Saugus:
  • SAUGUS HIGH (Students: 846; Location: 1 PEARCE DRIVE; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)
Public elementary/middle schools in Saugus:
  • BELMONTE SAUGUS MIDDLE (Students: 806; Location: 25 DOW STREET; Grades: 6th grade Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
  • VETERANS MEMORIAL (Students: 646; Location: 39 HURD AVENUE; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
  • LYNNHURST (Students: 277; Location: 443 WALNUT ST/ELM STREET; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
  • DOUGLAS WAYBRIGHT (Students: 255; Location: 25 TALBOT STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
  • OAKLANDVALE (Students: 244; Location: 266 MAIN STREET; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
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Library in Saugus:
  • SAUGUS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $664,378; Location: 295 CENTRAL ST.; 66,488 books; 1,571 audio materials; 2,258 video materials; 146 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Saugus: Pleasant Hills Station (A), Saugus Plaza (B), Saugus Race Track (C), Cliftondale Station (D), East Saugus Station (E), Fellsway Fashion Center (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: New England Shopping Center (1), Saugus Plaza Shopping Center (2), Walnut Place Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Saugus include: East Saugus United Methodist Church (A), First Congregational Church (B), First Parish Unitarian Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Riverside Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Lower Pond (A), Stevens Pond (B), Spring Pond (C), Prankers Pond (D), Scotts Pond (E), Hawkes Pond (F), Upper Pond (G), Walden Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hawkes Brook (A), Diamond Creek (B), Bennetts Pond Brook (C), Fiske Brook (D), Pines River (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Saugus include: Saugus Ironworks National Historic Site (1), Anna Parker Playground (2), Breakheart Reservation (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Microsearch Corporation (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 999 Broadway Suite 101), Eastern National (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 244 Central Street), Historic New England Broadman House (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 17 Howard), United States Government - Interior Dept- National Park Service- Sites (Recreation Areas; 244 Central Street).

Hotels: Avalon Motel (1529 Broadway), Boston-Days Inn Saugus/Logan Airport (999 Broadway-Route 1), Chisholm's Motor Inn (1314 Broadway), Days Inn-Saugus (999 Broadway), Colonial Traveler Motor Court (1753 Broadway), Pinecrest Motel (1434 Broadway), Saugus Italian American Club (1 Beachview Avenue), Red Roof Inn (920 Broadway).

 

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

SAUGUS WATER DEPT. (MWRA) (Population served: 29500, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • Public Education - Between JAN-01-1999 and MAR-01-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-10-2000), St Compliance achieved (MAR-01-2000)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-01-1997)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-01-1997)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-30-1997)

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  71.6%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.3%
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 2008:
This place:  4.2%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  1.6%
Whole state:  4.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Saugus, MA


People in group quarters in Saugus
  • 160 people in nursing homes
  • 39 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 12 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 8 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 3 people in religious group quarters
  • 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters


Saugus compared to Massachusetts state average:

Saugus, Massachusetts environmental map by EPA

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


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Banks with branches in Saugus (2009 data):
  • Eastern Bank: Saugus Center Branch, Cliftondale Branch, Lynnfells Branch. Info updated 2008-10-21: Bank assets: $6,549.1 mil, Deposits: $5,113.7 mil, headquarters in Boston, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 85 total offices, Holding Company: Eastern Bank Corporation
  • Saugusbank, a Co-operative bank: Saugus Branch, Saugusbank, A Co-Operative Bank, Lynn Fells Parkway Branch. Info updated 2007-03-30: Bank assets: $184.0 mil, Deposits: $138.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices
  • East Boston Savings Bank: Central Street Branch at 320 Central Street, branch established on 1987-05-05; Village Park Branch at 317 Main Street, branch established on 1977-05-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,025.0 mil, Deposits: $812.4 mil, headquarters in Boston, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Meridian Financial Services, Inc
  • Bank of America, National Association: Saugus - Route 1 Branch at 1093 Broadway, branch established on 2008-06-30. 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: Saugus Shaws Branch at 400 Lynn Fells Parkway, branch established on 1997-09-22. 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
  • Salem Five Cents Savings Bank: Square One Mall Branch at Square One Mall, 1277 Broadway, branch established on 1994-08-17. Info updated 2008-07-11: Bank assets: $2,845.7 mil, Deposits: $1,894.6 mil, headquarters in Salem, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 19 total offices, Holding Company: Salem Five Bancorp
  • Danversbank: Saugus Branch at 584 Broadway, branch established on 2007-07-03. Info updated 2007-04-25: Bank assets: $1,724.1 mil, Deposits: $1,187.7 mil, headquarters in Danvers, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Danvers Bancorp, Inc.

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Saugus, Massachusetts
  • Holiday Inn Express, 999 Broadway, Saugus, MA 01906, Phone: (781) 233-1800, Fax: (781) 233-1814
  • Red Roof Inn, 920 Broadway, Saugus, MA 01906, Phone: (800) 763-7663, Fax: (781) 941-2024
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Saugus, Massachusetts


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Saugus travel time to work
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (46%)
  • Utility gas (39%)
  • Electricity (13%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Saugus

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 64.47%
Here64.5%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameCatholic ChurchUnited Church of ChristEpiscopal ChurchGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaUnited Methodist Church
Adherents77.8%3.3%3.0%2.2%1.9%
Congregations18.5%13.0%7.4%1.6%8.2%
NameAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAAssemblies of GodChurch of the NazareneUnitarian Universalist AssociationOther
Adherents1.1%0.7%0.6%0.6%8.8%
Congregations6.3%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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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 Saugus:
  • WROL (950 AM; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WEZE (590 AM; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: NEW ENGLAND CONTINENTAL MEDIA, INC.)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WILD (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF BOSTON LICENSES, LLC)
  • WLYN (1360 AM; 1 kW; LYNN, MA; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WXKS (1430 AM; 5 kW; EVERETT, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNSH (1570 AM; 5 kW; BEVERLY, MA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Saugus:
  • 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.)
  • WFNX (101.7 FM; LYNN, MA; Owner: MCC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W267AI (101.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: MCC BROADCASTING COMPANY, 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)
  • WHRB (95.3 FM; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: HARVARD RADIO BROADCASTING CO., 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.)
  • WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WROR-FM (105.7 FM; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
  • WODS (103.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMBR (88.1 FM; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: TECHNOLOGY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKLB-FM (99.5 FM; LOWELL, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Saugus:
  • 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.)
  • 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.)
  • WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
  • WBZ-TV (Channel 4; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WGBX-TV (Channel 44; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
  • WFXZ-CA (Channel 24; BOSTON, MA; Owner: BOSTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WWDP (Channel 46; NORWELL, MA; Owner: NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WHDN-LP (Channel 26; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GUENTER MARKSTEINER)
  • WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)
  • WNAC-TV (Channel 64; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WNAC, LLC)
  • WPRI-TV (Channel 12; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: TVL BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
  • WNDS (Channel 50; DERRY, NH; Owner: CTV OF DERRY, INC)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)


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


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5
  • Christopher J Henderson, 70 Salem Turnpike, Type: Tower, Structure height: 85 m, Overall height: 85 m
    Registrant: Salem Communications Corporation, 4880 Santa Rosa Road, Camarillo, CA 93012, Phone: (805) 987-0400, Email:
  • Kyle B Entz, Guard St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 53 m, Overall height: 53 m, , Licensee ID: L00124895
    Registrant: Nextel Communications Of The Mid-Atlantic, Inc., 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (866) 400-6040, Email:
  • Lisa Burke, Saugus Site, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.4 m, Overall height: 30.4 m
    Registrant: Aviation Systems Inc., 2510 W 237th Street #210, Torrance, CA 90505, Phone: (310) 530-3188, Email:
  • Edward G Roach, 83 Howard St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.4 m, Overall height: 33.5 m
    Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
  • 25 Chestnut St, Type: Pole, Structure height: 33.5 m, Overall height: 33.5 m
    Registrant: At&t Wireless Services Inc, 1150 Connecticut Ave Nw 4th Fl, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 223-9222, Email:

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Saugus, MA)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3
  • SAUGUS 2, 4 Guard St, Structure height: 51.8 m, Call Sign: WPOP542
    Assigned Frequencies : 10652.5 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/12/2008, Expiration Date: 04/01/2018, Certifier: Carol L Tacker
    Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive Ms A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7506, Fax: (469) 229-7295, Email:
  • SAUGUS, Cheever Ave, Type: Mast, Structure height: 58.2 m, Call Sign: WLW293
    Assigned Frequencies : 10805.0 MHz, 10587.5 MHz, 10602.5 MHz, 18120.0 MHz, 19360.0 MHz, 10552.5 MHz, 10572.5 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/09/2000, Expiration Date: 04/01/2010, Certifier: Carol L Tacker
    Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive Ms A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7506, Fax: (469) 229-7295, Email:
  • SAUGUS, 0.5 Miles Ne Of Intersection Of Rt 1 & Rt 129, Overall height: 50.9 m, Call Sign: WLV785
    Assigned Frequencies : 10616.2 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/27/1990, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 12/22/2002
    Registrant: Phone: (914) 577-5426

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1
  • 999 Broadway, Route 1, Overall height: 23 m, Call Sign: KNKS214
    Assigned Frequencies : 931.487 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/09/1996, Expiration Date: 02/09/2006, Cancelation Date: 02/01/2005, Certifier: William Buxbaum
    Registrant: Network Services, LLC Debtor-In-Possession, 525 South Douglas Street, El Segundo, CA 90245, Phone: (310) 615-6523, Fax: (310) 615-6581, Email:

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1
  • 114 Ballard St 2nd Floor Hall, Type: Building, Overall height: 7 m, Call Sign: KVY549, Licensee ID: L00010550
    Assigned Frequencies : 156.425 MHz, 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/29/1996, Expiration Date: 02/06/2002, Cancelation Date: 05/12/2002
    Registrant: Fox Hill Yacht Club Inc, 114 Ballard St, Saugus, MA 01906

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 80 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Saugus)

FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Saugus)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 10 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 5 full tracts)
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)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED15$321,505301$232,231563$243,40691$114,5332$907,50047$229,3741$16,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED3$310,29333$228,563135$266,40114$110,6410$05$214,7800$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED3$274,62768$254,036371$290,42959$84,3370$014$277,8511$50,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$046$218,854151$263,04313$160,7400$04$308,7100$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$63,00015$245,25771$301,3621$24,9900$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 2081.01 , 2081.02, 2082.00, 2083.00, 2084.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 5 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED81$293,10229$318,7282$330,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED12$315,1539$342,9841$404,840
APPLICATIONS DENIED6$263,0000$01$255,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN6$284,0003$332,9530$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 2081.01 , 2081.02, 2082.00, 2083.00, 2084.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 221
  • Hazardous Condition: 242
  • Service Call: 20
  • Good Intent Call: 1

Incident types - Saugus


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

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    • #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
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    • #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that had a sunburn in the past 12 months"

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