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Data type:  
Opacity:
%

Area: 0.416 square miles

Population: 4,536

Population density:
Avon Hill:  10,899 people per square mile
Cambridge:  15,766 people per square mile

House/condo value distribution in Avon Hill in Cambridge, MA neighborhood, block, subdivision, or community

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Age and Sex of Residents in Avon Hill in Cambridge, MA

Races in Avon Hill in Cambridge neighborhood in MA

Zip codes: 02138, 02140.

Males:  2,123
Females:  2,413

Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:  29.8 years
Whole city:  30.4 years

Females:
This neighborhood:  34.5 years
Whole city:  31.6 years


Average household size:
Avon Hill:  2.2 people
Cambridge:  2.0 people

Average family size:
Avon Hill:  3.0 members
Cambridge:  2.8 members

Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:  32.9%
city:  29.1%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Avon Hill:  15.3%
Cambridge:  11.3%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
This neighborhood:  9.1%
Cambridge:  6.1%

2.1% of population in college dorms

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Here:  21.9%
Cambridge:  26.9%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Avon Hill:  19.3%
city:  25.5%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
This neighborhood:  3.8%
Cambridge:  3.8%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:  34.2%
Cambridge:  32.6%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Avon Hill:  34.0%
Cambridge:  39.7%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:  0.9%
city:  1.8%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:  30.8%
Cambridge:  25.9%



Educational Attainment


Rooms in owner-occupied houses/condos in Avon Hill:
  • 1 room: 61
  • 2 rooms: 94
  • 3 rooms: 144
  • 4 rooms: 959
  • 5 rooms: 1,496
  • 6 rooms: 1,504
  • 7 rooms: 1,057
  • 8 rooms: 709
  • 9+ rooms: 1,554


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Avon Hill:
  • 1 room: 1,007
  • 2 rooms: 1,564
  • 3 rooms: 3,421
  • 4 rooms: 2,456
  • 5 rooms: 4,162
  • 6 rooms: 1,166
  • 7 rooms: 111
  • 8 rooms: 132
  • 9+ rooms: 467


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Avon Hill:
  • no bedroom: 61
  • 1 bedroom: 349
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,854
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,062
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,307
  • 5+ bedrooms: 947


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Avon Hill:
  • no bedroom: 1,007
  • 1 bedroom: 4,821
  • 2 bedrooms: 4,762
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,647
  • 4 bedrooms: 948
  • 5+ bedrooms: 302


Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:  1.4
Cambridge:  1.3

Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
Here:  0.9
city:  0.8

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
Avon Hill:  74.4%
Cambridge:  67.3%

Housing prices:
Average estimated value of detached houses in 2007 (7.4% of all units):
Avon Hill:  $762,558
Cambridge:  $854,848

Average estimated value of townhouses or other attached units in 2007 (8.2% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $497,000
city:  $426,066

Average estimated value of housing units in 2-unit structures in 2007 (19.6% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $503,846
Cambridge:  $435,212

Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 3-to-4-unit structures (22.5% of all units):
Avon Hill:  $686,014
city:  $624,840

Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 5-or-more-unit structures (42.3% of all units):
Avon Hill:  $370,797
Cambridge:  $483,674



Owners and renters by unit type in %

Mode of transportation to work in Avon Hill in Cambridge, MA

Occupations of males:
Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  14.6%
city:  10.9%

Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  5.1%
city:  6.6%

Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  8.0%
city:  11.0%

Percentage of males in architecture and engineering occupations:
Here:  8.7%
city:  5.4%

Percentage of males in life, physical, and social science occupations:
Here:  10.7%
city:  8.4%

Percentage of males in community and social services occupations:
Here:  1.4%
city:  1.6%

Percentage of males in legal occupations:
Here:  3.9%
city:  2.2%

Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  11.3%
city:  14.1%

Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  6.3%
city:  5.4%

Percentage of males in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  1.6%
city:  2.8%

Percentage of males in service occupations:
Here:  6.7%
city:  8.5%

Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
Here:  10.2%
city:  12.9%

Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
Here:  2.3%
city:  3.9%

Percentage of males in production occupations:
Here:  3.6%
city:  3.1%

Percentage of males in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  5.6%
city:  3.0%

Occupations of females:
Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  14.5%
city:  11.5%

Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  10.1%
city:  7.1%

Percentage of females in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  2.4%
city:  4.1%

Percentage of females in architecture and engineering occupations:
Here:  1.5%
city:  2.0%

Percentage of females in life, physical, and social science occupations:
Here:  9.8%
city:  6.6%

Percentage of females in legal occupations:
Here:  2.1%
city:  2.2%

Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  11.0%
city:  15.8%

Percentage of females in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  7.2%
city:  7.3%

Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  4.0%
city:  5.4%

Percentage of females in service occupations:
Here:  10.3%
city:  9.3%

Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
Here:  24.5%
city:  22.8%

Percentage of females in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  1.8%
city:  0.6%

Percentage of people 18-64 in Armed Forces:
Avon Hill:  0.3%
Cambridge:  0.1%

Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):
Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
Avon Hill:  14.9%
Cambridge:  10.1%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in undgraduate colleges:
Avon Hill:  6.5%
Cambridge:  15.1%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
Avon Hill:  5.5%
Cambridge:  11.9%

Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
Avon Hill:  19.1%
Cambridge:  15.3%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Avon Hill:  11.9%
Cambridge:  12.9%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Avon Hill:  1988
Cambridge:  1991

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Avon Hill:  1996
Cambridge:  1997

Median rent in 2007:
Avon Hill:  $1,199
Cambridge:  $1,236

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Avon Hill:  55.5%
Cambridge:  63.0%



Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (69%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
  • Electricity (12%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Roads and streets:
Walden St
Length: 0.73 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 59 to 369
Concord Ave
Length: 0.66 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 267 to 484
Richdale Ave
Length: 0.45 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 34 to 299
Sherman St
Length: 0.43 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 26 to 139
Upland Rd
Length: 0.41 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 91 to 244
Garden St
Length: 0.38 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 144 to 300
Field St
Length: 0.31 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
New St
Length: 0.30 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199
Walden Square Rd
Length: 0.29 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Raymond St
Length: 0.25 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 107 to 298
Bellis Cir
Length: 0.25 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S
Address range: 25 to 99
Fayerweather St
Length: 0.24 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 146 to 299
Hubbard Ave
Length: 0.20 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Stearns St
Length: 0.20 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Bolton St
Length: 0.18 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 199
Bay State Rd
Length: 0.17 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Donnell St
Length: 0.15 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Cambridge Ter
Length: 0.14 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Copley St
Length: 0.14 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 44
Cadbury Rd
Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Buena Vista Park
Length: 0.11 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Fern St
Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Newell St
Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Birch St
Length: 0.10 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Corporal Burns Rd
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Esten St
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Fenno St
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 33 to 99
Chilton St
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 131 to 199
Whittier St
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 2 to 99
Vincent St
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Alpine St
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 57 to 199
Mount Pleasant St
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 21 to 99
Sheridan St
Length: 0.08 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Wood St
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Lincoln Way
Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Hazel St
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Ivy St
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Chetwynd Rd
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Herbert St
Length: 0.04 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Blair Pl
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99
Walden Mews
Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99
Bellis Ct
Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Railroad features:
Mbta RR
Length: 0.55 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Mbta Commuter Rail
Length: 0.36 miles
Direction: E-W

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