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Data type:  
Opacity:
%

Area: 1.732 square miles

Population: 7,149

Population density:
Melrose Highlands (the Highlands):  4,127 people per square mile
Melrose:  5,780 people per square mile

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

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Age and Sex of Residents in Melrose Highlands in Melrose, MA

Races in Melrose Highlands in Melrose neighborhood in MA

Zip codes: 02176, 01880, 02180.

Males:  3,275
Females:  3,874

Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:  40.5 years
Whole city:  39.4 years

Females:
This neighborhood:  44.9 years
Whole city:  40.9 years


Average household size:
Melrose Highlands (the Highlands):  2.4 people
Melrose:  2.4 people

Average family size:
Melrose Highlands (the Highlands):  3.0 members
Melrose:  3.1 members

Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:  53.1%
city:  53.4%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Melrose Highlands (the Highlands):  24.2%
Melrose:  24.7%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
This neighborhood:  3.5%
Melrose:  4.0%

2.4% of population in nursing homes

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Here:  13.2%
Melrose:  14.5%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Melrose Highlands (the Highlands):  12.9%
city:  13.3%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
This neighborhood:  2.6%
Melrose:  1.7%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:  76.6%
Melrose:  78.3%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Melrose Highlands (the Highlands):  16.2%
Melrose:  15.2%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:  0.3%
city:  0.4%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:  6.9%
Melrose:  6.1%



Educational Attainment


Rooms in owner-occupied houses/condos in Melrose Highlands (the Highlands):
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 372
  • 3 rooms: 1,619
  • 4 rooms: 1,831
  • 5 rooms: 3,156
  • 6 rooms: 7,805
  • 7 rooms: 8,497
  • 8 rooms: 7,155
  • 9+ rooms: 6,288


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Melrose Highlands (the Highlands):
  • 1 room: 334
  • 2 rooms: 2,882
  • 3 rooms: 4,108
  • 4 rooms: 2,653
  • 5 rooms: 1,918
  • 6 rooms: 824
  • 7 rooms: 865
  • 8 rooms: 43
  • 9+ rooms: 364


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Melrose Highlands (the Highlands):
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 2,209
  • 2 bedrooms: 6,381
  • 3 bedrooms: 16,322
  • 4 bedrooms: 8,560
  • 5+ bedrooms: 3,252


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Melrose Highlands (the Highlands):
  • no bedroom: 725
  • 1 bedroom: 7,515
  • 2 bedrooms: 4,171
  • 3 bedrooms: 947
  • 4 bedrooms: 575
  • 5+ bedrooms: 60


Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:  1.9
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:
Melrose Highlands (the Highlands):  72.8%
Melrose:  72.4%

Housing prices:
Average estimated value of detached houses in 2007 (60.0% of all units):
Melrose Highlands (the Highlands):  $446,939
Melrose:  $464,803

Average estimated value of townhouses or other attached units in 2007 (1.4% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $112,663
city:  $200,711

Average estimated value of housing units in 2-unit structures in 2007 (12.4% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $282,114
Melrose:  $273,552

Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 3-to-4-unit structures (3.6% of all units):
Melrose Highlands (the Highlands):  $159,197
city:  $455,384

Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 5-or-more-unit structures (22.3% of all units):
Melrose Highlands (the Highlands):  $151,184
Melrose:  $254,143

Average estimated value of mobile home in 2007 (0.3% of all units):
Melrose Highlands (the Highlands):  $44,004
Melrose:  $256,710



Owners and renters by unit type in %

Mode of transportation to work in Melrose Highlands in Melrose, MA

Occupations of males:
Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  14.7%
city:  13.5%

Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  7.8%
city:  6.6%

Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  5.2%
city:  7.6%

Percentage of males in architecture and engineering occupations:
Here:  6.7%
city:  6.3%

Percentage of males in life, physical, and social science occupations:
Here:  1.1%
city:  1.5%

Percentage of males in legal occupations:
Here:  2.3%
city:  2.5%

Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  3.6%
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:  2.0%
city:  1.7%

Percentage of males in service occupations:
Here:  12.2%
city:  9.7%

Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
Here:  19.9%
city:  20.8%

Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
Here:  12.4%
city:  12.2%

Percentage of males in production occupations:
Here:  3.5%
city:  4.5%

Percentage of males in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  6.6%
city:  7.1%

Occupations of females:
Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  9.4%
city:  9.8%

Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  8.1%
city:  8.6%

Percentage of females in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  3.6%
city:  3.9%

Percentage of females in architecture and engineering occupations:
Here:  1.3%
city:  1.2%

Percentage of females in life, physical, and social science occupations:
Here:  1.0%
city:  1.9%

Percentage of females in community and social services occupations:
Here:  3.1%
city:  2.4%

Percentage of females in legal occupations:
Here:  1.1%
city:  1.1%

Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  11.6%
city:  10.2%

Percentage of females in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  3.2%
city:  2.9%

Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  11.2%
city:  9.7%

Percentage of females in service occupations:
Here:  13.6%
city:  11.8%

Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
Here:  30.7%
city:  33.7%

Percentage of females in production occupations:
Here:  1.6%
city:  1.7%

Percentage of people 18-64 in Armed Forces:
Melrose Highlands (the Highlands):  0.0%
Melrose:  0.1%

Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):
Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
Melrose Highlands (the Highlands):  16.4%
Melrose:  16.1%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in undgraduate colleges:
Melrose Highlands (the Highlands):  3.3%
Melrose:  3.7%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
Melrose Highlands (the Highlands):  1.8%
Melrose:  1.7%

Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
Melrose Highlands (the Highlands):  10.5%
Melrose:  13.2%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Melrose Highlands (the Highlands):  4.1%
Melrose:  3.3%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Melrose Highlands (the Highlands):  1984
Melrose:  1985

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Melrose Highlands (the Highlands):  1994
Melrose:  1996

Median rent in 2007:
Melrose Highlands (the Highlands):  $995
Melrose:  $960

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Melrose Highlands (the Highlands):  70.3%
Melrose:  67.1%



Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (48%)
  • Utility gas (35%)
  • Electricity (15%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Roads and streets:
Main St
Length: 1.30 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 861 to 1282
Lynn Fells Pkwy
Length: 1.27 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 491
Franklin St
Length: 1.23 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 1158
Greenwood St
Length: 1.09 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199
Spring St
Length: 1.02 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 170
Melrose St
Length: 0.93 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 12 to 399
Perkins St
Length: 0.78 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 7 to 299
Warwick Rd
Length: 0.60 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199
Forest St
Length: 0.57 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Myrtle Ave
Length: 0.54 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199
Vinton St
Length: 0.53 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 160 to 399
Orris St
Length: 0.52 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199
Ashland St
Length: 0.50 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199
Sewall Woods Rd
Length: 0.50 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199
W Highland Ave
Length: 0.43 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 199
Tremont St
Length: 0.42 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 104 to 299
Renwick Rd
Length: 0.40 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Walton Park
Length: 0.38 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199
Woodland Ave
Length: 0.35 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 126
Morgan St
Length: 0.32 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Newcomb Rd
Length: 0.31 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Richardson Rd
Length: 0.29 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199
North Ave
Length: 0.28 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 98
Fellsmere Ave
Length: 0.28 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 2 to 99
Harrison St
Length: 0.28 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Washington Ave
Length: 0.28 miles
Direction: E-W
Sargent St
Length: 0.28 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199
Youle St
Length: 0.27 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 73 to 199
East St
Length: 0.27 miles
Direction: E-W
Crystal St
Length: 0.26 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 27
Nowell Rd
Length: 0.26 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Albion St
Length: 0.26 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S
Address range: 1 to 99
Humphrey St
Length: 0.26 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2 to 32
Brunswick Park
Length: 0.26 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Ferdinand St
Length: 0.26 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Botolph St
Length: 0.25 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Gregory Rd
Length: 0.24 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 56
Rockland St
Length: 0.23 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 56
Marvin Rd
Length: 0.23 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199
Hanson St
Length: 0.22 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 40
Morgan Ave
Length: 0.22 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 49
Cooper St
Length: 0.22 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 12 to 59
Belmont St
Length: 0.21 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Lassell St
Length: 0.21 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 9 to 56
Hickory Hill Rd
Length: 0.21 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 25
Gladstone St
Length: 0.20 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 35
Overlook Rd
Length: 0.20 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
South Ave
Length: 0.20 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Cherry Ave
Length: 0.19 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 31
Henry Ave
Length: 0.19 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Sears Ave
Length: 0.19 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Atwood Ave
Length: 0.18 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 32
Clifton Park
Length: 0.18 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 98
Tamworth Hill Ave
Length: 0.18 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 75
Forest Rd
Length: 0.17 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 35
Belmont Rd
Length: 0.17 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 27
Maple Rd
Length: 0.17 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Lotus Ave
Length: 0.17 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Linden St
Length: 0.17 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S
Address range: 1 to 37
Briggs St
Length: 0.17 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
W Hill Ave
Length: 0.16 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99
Upland Rd
Length: 0.16 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Bathol St
Length: 0.16 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 7
Pineridge Rd
Length: 0.16 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
York Ter
Length: 0.16 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S
Address range: 1 to 99
Stevens Rd
Length: 0.15 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Auburn St
Length: 0.15 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Grove St
Length: 0.15 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 40
Union St
Length: 0.14 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S
Address range: 1 to 99
Michael Rd
Length: 0.14 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 25
Chipman Ave
Length: 0.14 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Dyer Ave
Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Druid Hill Ave
Length: 0.13 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 14
Warren St
Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Ellsworth Ave
Length: 0.12 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Belmont Pl
Length: 0.12 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Howie St
Length: 0.12 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 40 to 99
Clifton Ave
Length: 0.12 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Myrtle Ter
Length: 0.12 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 30
Bonair Ave
Length: 0.12 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Vine St
Length: 0.11 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 24
Arthur Rd
Length: 0.11 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 16
Lindbergh Rd
Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 18
Oakledge Rd
Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 36
Carmen Ave
Length: 0.09 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Summit Ave
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 38
Melrose Ter
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 16
Day St
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 11 to 99
Natalie Ave
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 31
Pratt St
Length: 0.08 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Grand View Ave
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Garden St
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Mendum St
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Nason Dr
Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Sherman Rd
Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Taylor St
Length: 0.07 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Greenleaf Pl
Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99
Terrace Ct
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 18
Glen Rd
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
James Ln
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Messengers Ct
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Ludlow Ave
Length: 0.06 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Brunswick Way
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Marion St
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Esmond Ave
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 18
Marion Rd
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 34
Ellwood Rd
Length: 0.06 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Gerry Ln
Length: 0.05 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Cliff St
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Cherry Ln
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Glendale Ave
Length: 0.05 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 17
Ashburton Pl
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Ware St
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 22
Franklin Ter
Length: 0.05 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Germano Dr
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99
Apthorp Rd
Length: 0.05 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 15
Paul Michael Way
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Marion Ct
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Jefts Ter
Length: 0.05 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Lovis Ave
Length: 0.04 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
W Ferdinand St
Length: 0.04 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Orris Pl
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Ossippee Ln
Length: 0.04 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Clifton Park Ct
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99
Rockland Ct
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2 to 4
Whittemore Ln
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 9 to 99
W Hill Ter
Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 49
Ludwig St (Druid Hill Ave)
Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 16 to 99
Chipman Ter
Length: 0.02 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 3
Railroad features:
Mbta Commuter Rail
Length: 1.58 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE

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