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Data type:
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 |
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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% |
Rooms in owner-occupied houses/condos in West Somerville: |
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- 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
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Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Somerville: |
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- 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
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Somerville: |
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- no bedroom: 32
- 1 bedroom: 364
- 2 bedrooms: 3,505
- 3 bedrooms: 2,608
- 4 bedrooms: 1,201
- 5+ bedrooms: 1,215
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Somerville: |
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- no bedroom: 385
- 1 bedroom: 4,927
- 2 bedrooms: 9,292
- 3 bedrooms: 3,328
- 4 bedrooms: 549
- 5+ bedrooms: 202
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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 %
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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: |
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- Utility gas (68%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
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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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