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Data type:  
Opacity:
%

Area: 0.451 square miles

Population: 952

Population density:
Fells:  2,112 people per square mile
Melrose:  5,780 people per square mile

House/condo value distribution in Fells in Melrose, MA neighborhood, block, subdivision, or community

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Age and Sex of Residents in Fells in Melrose, MA

Races in Fells in Melrose neighborhood in MA

Zip codes: 02148, 02176.

Males:  455
Females:  498

Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:  23.0 years
Whole city:  39.4 years

Females:
This neighborhood:  25.3 years
Whole city:  40.9 years


Average household size:
Fells:  2.2 people
Melrose:  2.4 people

Average family size:
Fells:  2.9 members
Melrose:  3.1 members

Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:  43.9%
city:  53.4%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Fells:  14.2%
Melrose:  24.7%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
This neighborhood:  5.3%
Melrose:  4.0%


Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Here:  13.6%
Melrose:  14.5%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Fells:  15.4%
city:  13.3%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
This neighborhood:  3.5%
Melrose:  1.7%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:  70.0%
Melrose:  78.3%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Fells:  13.6%
Melrose:  15.2%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:  0.7%
city:  0.4%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:  15.7%
Melrose:  6.1%



Educational Attainment


Rooms in owner-occupied houses/condos in Fells:
  • 1 room: 42
  • 2 rooms: 29
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 369
  • 5 rooms: 273
  • 6 rooms: 907
  • 7 rooms: 710
  • 8 rooms: 623
  • 9+ rooms: 324


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fells:
  • 1 room: 92
  • 2 rooms: 461
  • 3 rooms: 1,286
  • 4 rooms: 1,010
  • 5 rooms: 643
  • 6 rooms: 230
  • 7 rooms: 37
  • 8 rooms: 25
  • 9+ rooms: 3


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fells:
  • no bedroom: 42
  • 1 bedroom: 124
  • 2 bedrooms: 707
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,655
  • 4 bedrooms: 631
  • 5+ bedrooms: 118


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fells:
  • no bedroom: 187
  • 1 bedroom: 1,521
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,849
  • 3 bedrooms: 79
  • 4 bedrooms: 133
  • 5+ bedrooms: 22


Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:  1.7
Melrose:  1.8

Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
Here:  1.1
city:  1.1

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
Fells:  61.7%
Melrose:  72.4%

Housing prices:
Average estimated value of detached houses in 2007 (40.0% of all units):
Fells:  $364,264
Melrose:  $464,803

Average estimated value of townhouses or other attached units in 2007 (3.3% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $148,256
city:  $200,711

Average estimated value of housing units in 2-unit structures in 2007 (12.9% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $254,459
Melrose:  $273,552

Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 3-to-4-unit structures (3.1% of all units):
Fells:  $68,798
city:  $455,384

Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 5-or-more-unit structures (40.7% of all units):
Fells:  $209,344
Melrose:  $254,143



Owners and renters by unit type in %

Mode of transportation to work in Fells in Melrose, MA

Occupations of males:
Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  6.1%
city:  13.5%

Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  9.7%
city:  6.6%

Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  9.8%
city:  7.6%

Percentage of males in architecture and engineering occupations:
Here:  2.9%
city:  6.3%

Percentage of males in community and social services occupations:
Here:  1.1%
city:  0.9%

Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  3.7%
city:  2.9%

Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  1.3%
city:  2.1%

Percentage of males in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  1.0%
city:  1.7%

Percentage of males in service occupations:
Here:  8.3%
city:  9.7%

Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
Here:  21.2%
city:  20.8%

Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
Here:  16.2%
city:  12.2%

Percentage of males in production occupations:
Here:  9.9%
city:  4.5%

Percentage of males in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  8.0%
city:  7.1%

Occupations of females:
Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  5.2%
city:  9.8%

Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  16.7%
city:  8.6%

Percentage of females in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  3.3%
city:  3.9%

Percentage of females in life, physical, and social science occupations:
Here:  2.0%
city:  1.9%

Percentage of females in community and social services occupations:
Here:  3.0%
city:  2.4%

Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  5.3%
city:  10.2%

Percentage of females in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  2.6%
city:  2.9%

Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  4.8%
city:  9.7%

Percentage of females in service occupations:
Here:  10.1%
city:  11.8%

Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
Here:  43.3%
city:  33.7%

Percentage of females in production occupations:
Here:  1.7%
city:  1.7%

Percentage of females in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  1.5%
city:  0.4%

Percentage of people 18-64 in Armed Forces:
Fells:  0.0%
Melrose:  0.1%

Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):
Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
Fells:  12.8%
Melrose:  16.1%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in undgraduate colleges:
Fells:  4.9%
Melrose:  3.7%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
Fells:  2.7%
Melrose:  1.7%

Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
Fells:  25.6%
Melrose:  13.2%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Fells:  4.4%
Melrose:  3.3%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Fells:  1988
Melrose:  1985

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Fells:  1996
Melrose:  1996

Median rent in 2007:
Fells:  $1,032
Melrose:  $960

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Fells:  64.1%
Melrose:  67.1%



Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (56%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%)
  • Electricity (10%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)


Roads and streets:
Main St
Length: 0.46 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 60 to 1186
Fellsway E
Length: 0.43 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 574 to 599
Washington St
Length: 0.42 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 395
E Border Rd
Length: 0.36 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 23 to 159
Glenrock Ave
Length: 0.30 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199
Banks Pl
Length: 0.29 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Brazil St
Length: 0.20 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Glen Rock Rd
Length: 0.15 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 35 to 43
Sylvan St
Length: 0.14 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2 to 9
Goodyear Ave
Length: 0.14 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 199
Summer St
Length: 0.11 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 335 to 399
Shadow St
Length: 0.11 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Stone Pl
Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 11 to 99
Elliott St
Length: 0.06 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Pleasant St
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 26
Railroad features:
Mbta Commuter Rail
Length: 0.33 miles
Direction: N-S

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