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Area: 0.217 square miles

Population: 5,063

Population density:
Prospect Hill:

23,366 people per square mile
Somerville:

19,424 people per square mile
  • Races in 2022
    • 3,90673.1%White
    • 3626.8%Asian
    • 3246.1%Black
    • 2755.1%Two or more races
    • 2434.5%Some other race
    • 2334.4%Hispanic or Latino
Age and Sex of Residents in Prospect Hill in Somerville, MA
Median household income in 2022:
Prospect Hill:

$109,263
Somerville:

$124,110

  • Distribution of median household income

  • Distribution of median household income
  • 124Less than $10,000
  • 701$10,000 to $19,999
  • 27$20,000 to $29,999
  • 133$30,000 to $39,999
  • 288$40,000 to $49,999
  • 54$50,000 to $59,999
  • 233$60,000 to $74,999
  • 152$75,000 to $99,999
  • 177$100,000 to $124,999
  • 240$125,000 to $149,999
  • 191$150,000 to $199,999
  • 650$200,000 or more
  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value

  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value
  • 44$150,000 to $199,999
  • 30$250,000 to $299,999
  • 4$300,000 to $399,999
  • 108$400,000 to $499,999
  • 119$500,000 to $749,999
  • 211$750,000 to $999,999
  • 369$1,000,000 or more
  • Distribution of rent paid by renters

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters
  • 17Less than $100
  • 112$100 to $199
  • 294$200 to $299
  • 488$300 to $399
  • 54$400 to $499
  • 138$500 to $599
  • 5$600 to $699
  • 21$700 to $799
  • 60$800 to $899
  • 70$900 to $999
  • 143$1,000 to $1,249
  • 168$1,250 to $1,499
  • 409$1,500 to $1,999
  • 721$2,000 or more
Median rent in 2022:
Prospect Hill:

$1,694
Somerville:

$2,001

Zip codes: 02143.

Males:

2,687
Females:

2,375
Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:

32.5 years
Whole city:

31.4 years
Females:
This neighborhood:

34.0 years
Whole city:

31.6 years

Average household size:
Prospect Hill:

4.8 people
Somerville:

2.1 people

Percentage of family households:
Prospect Hill:

37.6%
Somerville:

27.8%
Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:

35.8%
Somerville:

28.6%

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

40.7%
Somerville:

34.7%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
Prospect Hill:

14.5%
Somerville:

9.3%

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Prospect Hill:

27.5%
Somerville:

30.6%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Prospect Hill:

20.3%
city:

29.5%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
Prospect Hill:

5.6%
Somerville:

5.6%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:

34.7%
Somerville:

39.6%

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

40.8%
Somerville:

37.6%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:

1.9%
city:

2.2%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:

22.5%
Somerville:

20.6%

Educational Attainment in 2022
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Prospect Hill
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Prospect Hill
  • 211 room
  • 152 rooms
  • 803 rooms
  • 664 rooms
  • 925 rooms
  • 1686 rooms
  • 17 rooms
  • 1138 rooms
  • 2099+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prospect Hill
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prospect Hill
  • 1131 room
  • 3122 rooms
  • 4423 rooms
  • 1894 rooms
  • 3585 rooms
  • 1486 rooms
  • 1637 rooms
  • 808 rooms
  • 39+ rooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Prospect Hill
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Prospect Hill
  • 23no bedroom
  • 261 bedroom
  • 2232 bedrooms
  • 2113 bedrooms
  • 1384 bedrooms
  • 805+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prospect Hill
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prospect Hill
  • 150no bedroom
  • 7621 bedroom
  • 3322 bedrooms
  • 3213 bedrooms
  • 1344 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:

1.5
Somerville:

1.4

Average number of cars or other vehicles available in apartments:
Here:

0.8
city:

1.1

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
Prospect Hill:

85.8%
Somerville:

68.6%


Housing prices:

  • Average estimated value of detached houses in 2022 (10.7% of all units):
    Prospect Hill:

    $1,037,675
    Somerville:

    $1,142,268

  • Average estimated '22 value of housing units in 3-to-4-unit structures (16.1% of all units):
    Prospect Hill:

    $852,852
    city:

    $873,181

  • Average estimated '22 value of housing units in 5-or-more-unit structures (30.0% of all units):
    Prospect Hill:

    $583,372
    Somerville:

    $833,225

Year house built in Prospect Hill
  • Year house built in Prospect Hill
  • 02020 or later
  • 2232010 to 2019
  • 2452000 to 2009
  • 201990 to 1999
  • 1471980 to 1989
  • 2721970 to 1979
  • 1351960 to 1969
  • 3951950 to 1959
  • 2411940 to 1949
  • 1,4001939 or earlier
Owners and renters by unit type

City-data.com crime index for city in 2020 (higher means more crime):
City:

108.2
U.S. average:

219.5

  • Travel time to work (commute)

  • Travel time to work (commute)
  • 1715 to 9 minutes
  • 16910 to 14 minutes
  • 32215 to 19 minutes
  • 22220 to 24 minutes
  • 15825 to 29 minutes
  • 54230 to 34 minutes
  • 12735 to 39 minutes
  • 9840 to 44 minutes
  • 29145 to 59 minutes
  • 27360 to 89 minutes
  • 990 or more minutes
  • Means of transportation to work

  • Means of transportation to work
  • 25.0%806Drove a car alone
  • 7.8%253Carpooled
  • 8.5%275Bus
  • 8.5%273Subway or elevated rail
  • 3.1%99Taxi
  • 8.7%280Bicycle
  • 16.8%542Walked
  • 1.5%47Other means
  • 23.2%747Worked at home
  • Time leaving home to go to work

  • Time leaving home to go to work
  • 312:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.
  • 1475:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.
  • 575:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.
  • 516:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.
  • 2016:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.
  • 1467:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.
  • 4157:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.
  • 6068:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.
  • 1608:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.
  • 3289:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.
  • 8410:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.
  • 511:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.
  • 9912:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.
  • 644:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.

Occupations of males:

  • Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
    Here:

    12.7%
    city:

    13.3%

  • Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
    Here:

    3.1%
    city:

    7.7%

  • Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
    Here:

    9.4%
    city:

    14.7%

  • Percentage of males in architecture and engineering occupations:
    Here:

    11.1%
    city:

    8.1%

  • Percentage of males in life, physical, and social science occupations:
    Here:

    2.1%
    city:

    7.0%

  • Percentage of males in legal occupations:
    Here:

    1.4%
    city:

    1.5%

  • Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
    Here:

    10.5%
    city:

    7.4%

  • Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
    Here:

    8.4%
    city:

    4.1%

  • Percentage of males in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
    Here:

    1.3%
    city:

    3.1%

  • Percentage of males in service occupations:
    Here:

    5.9%
    city:

    8.7%

  • Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
    Here:

    15.4%
    city:

    10.5%

  • Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
    Here:

    7.1%
    city:

    4.1%

  • Percentage of males in production occupations:
    Here:

    2.2%
    city:

    2.0%

  • Percentage of males in transportation occupations:
    Here:

    6.4%
    city:

    3.4%

  • Percentage of males in material moving occupations:
    Here:

    3.0%
    city:

    2.2%


Occupations of females:

  • Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
    Here:

    18.7%
    city:

    14.4%

  • Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
    Here:

    6.5%
    city:

    9.2%

  • Percentage of females in computer and mathematical occupations:
    Here:

    11.5%
    city:

    5.2%

  • Percentage of females in architecture and engineering occupations:
    Here:

    1.4%
    city:

    2.8%

  • Percentage of females in life, physical, and social science occupations:
    Here:

    5.2%
    city:

    7.4%

  • Percentage of females in community and social services occupations:
    Here:

    1.3%
    city:

    3.6%

  • Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
    Here:

    12.2%
    city:

    13.1%

  • Percentage of females in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
    Here:

    9.7%
    city:

    4.7%

  • Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
    Here:

    2.8%
    city:

    7.8%

  • Percentage of females in service occupations:
    Here:

    8.0%
    city:

    13.0%

  • Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
    Here:

    19.8%
    city:

    15.4%

  • Percentage of females in production occupations:
    Here:

    1.6%
    city:

    1.0%

  • Percentage of females in transportation occupations:
    Here:

    1.2%
    city:

    0.2%


Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
    Prospect Hill:

    19.1%
    Somerville:

    7.2%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in undergraduate colleges:
    Prospect Hill:

    3.2%
    Somerville:

    6.0%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
    Prospect Hill:

    5.4%
    Somerville:

    6.9%

  • Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
    Prospect Hill:

    23.6%
    Somerville:

    9.1%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Prospect Hill:

6.7%
Somerville:

9.4%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2022):
Prospect Hill:

2012
Somerville:

2012

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2022):
Prospect Hill:

2017
Somerville:

2022

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Prospect Hill:

105.0%
Somerville:

82.8%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 67.4%Utility gas
  • 20.4%Electricity
  • 6.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.2%No fuel used
  • 2.0%Other fuel
  • 1.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Highways in this neighborhood:

McGrath Hwy (State Hwy 28)

Length: 0.52 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 352 to 453

State Hwy 28 (Fellsway)

Length: 0.05 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

Vinal Ave

Length: 0.30 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99

Columbus Ave

Length: 0.29 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 12 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

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

Bonner Ave

Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 17 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

Sanborn Ct

Length: 0.01 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 75 to 99
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