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Data type:  
Opacity:
%

Area: 0.579 square miles

Population: 8,752

Population density:
West Somerville:  15,122 people per square mile
Somerville:  18,868 people per square mile

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

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Age and Sex of Residents in West Somerville in Somerville, MA

Races in West Somerville in Somerville neighborhood in MA

Zip codes: 02144, 02155.

Males:  3,997
Females:  4,755

Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:  29.2 years
Whole city:  31.1 years

Females:
This neighborhood:  33.0 years
Whole city:  31.9 years


Average household size:
West Somerville:  2.2 people
Somerville:  2.4 people

Average family size:
West Somerville:  2.8 members
Somerville:  3.1 members

Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:  30.2%
city:  32.2%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
West Somerville:  10.8%
Somerville:  13.1%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
This neighborhood:  6.5%
Somerville:  5.4%

1.4% of population in college dorms

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Here:  22.6%
Somerville:  26.8%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
West Somerville:  26.1%
city:  24.8%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
This neighborhood:  4.4%
Somerville:  8.1%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:  52.3%
Somerville:  45.1%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
West Somerville:  25.0%
Somerville:  24.2%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:  0.7%
city:  1.3%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:  22.0%
Somerville:  29.3%



Educational Attainment


Rooms in owner-occupied houses/condos in West Somerville:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 36
  • 3 rooms: 6
  • 4 rooms: 374
  • 5 rooms: 2,418
  • 6 rooms: 2,553
  • 7 rooms: 1,263
  • 8 rooms: 164
  • 9+ rooms: 2,111


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Somerville:
  • 1 room: 377
  • 2 rooms: 1,428
  • 3 rooms: 2,973
  • 4 rooms: 3,506
  • 5 rooms: 5,986
  • 6 rooms: 3,235
  • 7 rooms: 854
  • 8 rooms: 221
  • 9+ rooms: 101


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Somerville:
  • no bedroom: 32
  • 1 bedroom: 364
  • 2 bedrooms: 3,505
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,608
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,201
  • 5+ bedrooms: 1,215


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Somerville:
  • no bedroom: 385
  • 1 bedroom: 4,927
  • 2 bedrooms: 9,292
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,328
  • 4 bedrooms: 549
  • 5+ bedrooms: 202


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 houses/condos:
Here:  1.1
city:  1.1

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
West Somerville:  81.9%
Somerville:  68.8%

Housing prices:
Average estimated value of detached houses in 2007 (6.5% of all units):
West Somerville:  $478,731
Somerville:  $518,076

Average estimated value of townhouses or other attached units in 2007 (2.5% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $125,358
city:  $209,013

Average estimated value of housing units in 2-unit structures in 2007 (50.3% of all units):
This neighborhood:  $306,749
Somerville:  $294,473

Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 3-to-4-unit structures (24.9% of all units):
West Somerville:  $413,097
city:  $507,749

Average estimated '07 value of housing units in 5-or-more-unit structures (15.8% of all units):
West Somerville:  $59,211
Somerville:  $524,404



Owners and renters by unit type in %

Mode of transportation to work in West Somerville in Somerville, MA

Occupations of males:
Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  9.5%
city:  7.5%

Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  9.1%
city:  5.5%

Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  13.2%
city:  10.7%

Percentage of males in architecture and engineering occupations:
Here:  2.2%
city:  3.9%

Percentage of males in life, physical, and social science occupations:
Here:  4.5%
city:  5.0%

Percentage of males in community and social services occupations:
Here:  1.1%
city:  1.3%

Percentage of males in legal occupations:
Here:  1.8%
city:  1.3%

Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  6.6%
city:  5.1%

Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  4.6%
city:  4.1%

Percentage of males in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  2.5%
city:  1.8%

Percentage of males in service occupations:
Here:  12.7%
city:  16.0%

Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
Here:  17.5%
city:  16.7%

Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
Here:  7.4%
city:  9.2%

Percentage of males in production occupations:
Here:  3.1%
city:  4.9%

Percentage of males in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  4.1%
city:  7.1%

Occupations of females:
Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  5.5%
city:  8.7%

Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  9.6%
city:  6.9%

Percentage of females in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  2.3%
city:  3.5%

Percentage of females in architecture and engineering occupations:
Here:  2.9%
city:  1.4%

Percentage of females in life, physical, and social science occupations:
Here:  3.9%
city:  4.1%

Percentage of females in community and social services occupations:
Here:  2.9%
city:  2.5%

Percentage of females in legal occupations:
Here:  3.0%
city:  1.9%

Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  10.3%
city:  10.6%

Percentage of females in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  5.1%
city:  4.9%

Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  6.8%
city:  5.2%

Percentage of females in service occupations:
Here:  10.7%
city:  16.7%

Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
Here:  32.8%
city:  28.1%

Percentage of females in production occupations:
Here:  3.1%
city:  3.7%

Percentage of females in transportation and material moving occupations:
Here:  1.0%
city:  1.1%

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

Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):
Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
West Somerville:  10.6%
Somerville:  11.0%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in undgraduate colleges:
West Somerville:  11.9%
Somerville:  8.5%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
West Somerville:  5.9%
Somerville:  6.7%

Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
West Somerville:  13.2%
Somerville:  14.4%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
West Somerville:  9.7%
Somerville:  12.5%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2000):
West Somerville:  1982
Somerville:  1983

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2000):
West Somerville:  1997
Somerville:  1997

Median rent in 2007:
West Somerville:  $1,054
Somerville:  $1,149

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
West Somerville:  61.8%
Somerville:  61.7%



Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (68%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)


Highways in this neighborhood:
Alewife Brook Pkwy (State Hwy 16)
Length: 0.89 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 399
Roads and streets:
Broadway
Length: 0.58 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1104 to 1399
North St
Length: 0.54 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199
Powder House Blvd
Length: 0.51 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 165 to 299
Curtis St
Length: 0.49 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199
Mystic Valley Pkwy
Length: 0.45 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 500 to 618
Holland St
Length: 0.40 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 53 to 299
Conwell Ave
Length: 0.34 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 199
Raymond Ave
Length: 0.34 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 199
Gordon St
Length: 0.30 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Newbury St
Length: 0.28 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 98
Woods Ave
Length: 0.28 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 199
Victoria St
Length: 0.24 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Cameron Ave
Length: 0.23 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 9 to 18
Fairfax St
Length: 0.23 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Cheveyno Rd (Chetwynd Rd)
Length: 0.23 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Elmwood St
Length: 0.21 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 75
Endicott Ave
Length: 0.21 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Farragut Ave
Length: 0.21 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Garrison Ave
Length: 0.21 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Boston Ave
Length: 0.20 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 139 to 162
Sterling St
Length: 0.20 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Waterhouse St
Length: 0.20 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 74
Ware St
Length: 0.19 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Curtis Ave
Length: 0.17 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Sunset Rd
Length: 0.17 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
High St
Length: 0.16 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Moore St
Length: 0.16 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Fairmount Ave
Length: 0.16 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Gorham St
Length: 0.16 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Irvington Rd
Length: 0.16 miles
Directions: SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Hooker Ave
Length: 0.15 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Hamilton Rd
Length: 0.15 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Russell Rd
Length: 0.14 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Capen Ct
Length: 0.14 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 18
W Adams St
Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 87 to 199
Claremon St
Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Hillsdale Rd
Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 120 to 199
Jay St
Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Weston Ave
Length: 0.12 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Howard St
Length: 0.12 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Bailey St
Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Thorndike St
Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 36
College Hill Rd
Length: 0.11 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Malvern Ave
Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Glendale Ave
Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Mead St
Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Belknap St
Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Seven Pines Ave
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 21
Barton St
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Yorktown St
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 72 to 199
Woodstock St
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 199
Clarendon Ave
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 39
Hill St
Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Hardan Rd
Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Dickson St
Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Dow St
Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Watson St
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 18
W Quincy St
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 93 to 199
Capen St
Length: 0.06 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 9 to 21
Mystic Valley Pkwy R
Length: 0.05 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Harrison Rd
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Elmwood Ter
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Railroad features:
Mbta Commuter Rail
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Other features:
Mystic Riv
Length: 0.20 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Alewife Brk
Length: 0.19 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE

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