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Data type:  
Opacity:
%

Area: 0.292 square miles

Population: 4,921

Population density:
Prospect Hill:  16,854 people per square mile
Somerville:  18,868 people per square mile

House/condo value distribution in Prospect Hill in Somerville, MA neighborhood, block, subdivision, or community

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Age and Sex of Residents in Prospect Hill in Somerville, MA

Races in Prospect Hill in Somerville neighborhood in MA

Zip codes: 02143.

Males:  2,333
Females:  2,588

Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:  32.4 years
Whole city:  31.1 years

Females:
This neighborhood:  35.6 years
Whole city:  31.9 years


Average household size:
Prospect Hill:  2.2 people
Somerville:  2.4 people

Average family size:
Prospect Hill:  3.1 members
Somerville:  3.1 members

Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:  29.7%
city:  32.2%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Prospect Hill:  11.7%
Somerville:  13.1%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
This neighborhood:  4.7%
Somerville:  5.4%


Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Here:  25.1%
Somerville:  26.8%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Prospect Hill:  23.7%
city:  24.8%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
This neighborhood:  9.0%
Somerville:  8.1%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:  43.8%
Somerville:  45.1%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Prospect Hill:  24.2%
Somerville:  24.2%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:  0.8%
city:  1.3%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:  31.2%
Somerville:  29.3%



Educational Attainment


Rooms in owner-occupied houses/condos in Prospect Hill:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 293
  • 4 rooms: 388
  • 5 rooms: 839
  • 6 rooms: 783
  • 7 rooms: 1,061
  • 8 rooms: 467
  • 9+ rooms: 918


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prospect Hill:
  • 1 room: 685
  • 2 rooms: 3,893
  • 3 rooms: 3,872
  • 4 rooms: 3,129
  • 5 rooms: 2,676
  • 6 rooms: 904
  • 7 rooms: 471
  • 8 rooms: 88
  • 9+ rooms: 209


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Prospect Hill:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 662
  • 2 bedrooms: 820
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,607
  • 4 bedrooms: 654
  • 5+ bedrooms: 1,008


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Prospect Hill:
  • no bedroom: 985
  • 1 bedroom: 8,038
  • 2 bedrooms: 4,902
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,627
  • 4 bedrooms: 304
  • 5+ bedrooms: 74


Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:  1.6
Somerville:  1.4

Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
Here:  0.9
city:  1.1

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
Prospect Hill:  70.9%
Somerville:  68.8%

Housing prices:
Average estimated value of detached houses in 2007 (6.4% of all units):
Prospect Hill:  $528,850
Somerville:  $518,076

Average estimated value of townhouses or other attached units in 2007 (3.7% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $111,954
city:  $209,013

Average estimated value of housing units in 2-unit structures in 2007 (23.0% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $297,874
Somerville:  $294,473

Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 3-to-4-unit structures (23.0% of all units):
Prospect Hill:  $508,147
city:  $507,749

Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 5-or-more-unit structures (43.9% of all units):
Prospect Hill:  $117,602
Somerville:  $524,404



Owners and renters by unit type in %

Mode of transportation to work in Prospect Hill in Somerville, MA

Occupations of males:
Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  8.1%
city:  7.5%

Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  3.9%
city:  5.5%

Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  12.5%
city:  10.7%

Percentage of males in architecture and engineering occupations:
Here:  2.1%
city:  3.9%

Percentage of males in life, physical, and social science occupations:
Here:  3.6%
city:  5.0%

Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  2.8%
city:  5.1%

Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  3.6%
city:  4.1%

Percentage of males in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  2.1%
city:  1.8%

Percentage of males in service occupations:
Here:  20.9%
city:  16.0%

Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
Here:  15.7%
city:  16.7%

Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
Here:  9.0%
city:  9.2%

Percentage of males in production occupations:
Here:  4.2%
city:  4.9%

Percentage of males in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  10.6%
city:  7.1%

Occupations of females:
Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  8.3%
city:  8.7%

Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  3.8%
city:  6.9%

Percentage of females in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  3.0%
city:  3.5%

Percentage of females in architecture and engineering occupations:
Here:  1.0%
city:  1.4%

Percentage of females in life, physical, and social science occupations:
Here:  7.2%
city:  4.1%

Percentage of females in community and social services occupations:
Here:  2.2%
city:  2.5%

Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  5.7%
city:  10.6%

Percentage of females in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  5.6%
city:  4.9%

Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  5.1%
city:  5.2%

Percentage of females in service occupations:
Here:  22.6%
city:  16.7%

Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
Here:  25.8%
city:  28.1%

Percentage of females in production occupations:
Here:  7.4%
city:  3.7%

Percentage of females in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  1.4%
city:  1.1%

Percentage of people 18-64 in Armed Forces:
Prospect Hill:  0.0%
Somerville:  0.0%

Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):
Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
Prospect Hill:  11.9%
Somerville:  11.0%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in undgraduate colleges:
Prospect Hill:  3.9%
Somerville:  8.5%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
Prospect Hill:  4.5%
Somerville:  6.7%

Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
Prospect Hill:  0.4%
Somerville:  14.4%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Prospect Hill:  17.2%
Somerville:  12.5%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Prospect Hill:  1985
Somerville:  1983

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Prospect Hill:  1996
Somerville:  1997

Median rent in 2007:
Prospect Hill:  $1,052
Somerville:  $1,149

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Prospect Hill:  57.3%
Somerville:  61.7%



Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (62%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
  • Electricity (12%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Highways in this neighborhood:
McGrath Hwy (State Hwy 28)
Length: 0.54 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 352 to 470
State Hwy 28 (Fellsway)
Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: N-S
Roads and streets:
Boston St
Length: 0.44 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Walnut St
Length: 0.41 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 91
Medford St
Length: 0.40 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 249 to 447
Highland Ave
Length: 0.40 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 82
Munroe St
Length: 0.38 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 103
Columbus Ave
Length: 0.34 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Vinal Ave
Length: 0.30 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Putnam St
Length: 0.27 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Bow St
Length: 0.26 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 13 to 72
Prescott St
Length: 0.24 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Washington St
Length: 0.20 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 139 to 212
Summer St
Length: 0.17 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 49
Greenville St
Length: 0.17 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Warren Ave
Length: 0.16 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Prospect Hill Ave
Length: 0.16 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Pleasant Ave
Length: 0.14 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Grandview Ave
Length: 0.14 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Summit Ave
Length: 0.14 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Hamlet St
Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 42
Aldersey St
Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Prospect Hill Pkwy
Length: 0.13 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW, SW-NE
Washington Ter
Length: 0.12 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S
Address range: 1 to 99
Thorpe St
Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Stone Ave
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 26 to 99
Wesley Park
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Bonner Ave
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99
Sanborn Ave
Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Lawson Ter
Length: 0.05 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Hillside Park
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Bigelow St
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Bow Street Pl
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99
Homer Sq
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Giles Park
Length: 0.04 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Stone Pl
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Greenville Ter
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Greenville Ct
Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Cross St
Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 142 to 154
Railroad features:
Mbta Commuter Rail
Length: 0.01 miles
Direction: SE-NW

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