West Somerville neighborhood in Somerville, Massachusetts (MA), 02144, 02155 detailed profile
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Area: 0.429 square miles
Population: 9,918
Population density:
| West Somerville: | 23,103 people per square mile |
| Somerville: | 19,424 people per square mile |
- 7,60875.5%White
- 7067.0%Asian
- 6426.4%Hispanic or Latino
- 4974.9%Two or more races
- 4814.8%Black
- 710.7%Some other race
- 640.6%American Indian
- 100.10%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander
Median household income in 2022:
| West Somerville: | $125,706 |
| Somerville: | $124,110 |
Distribution of median household income
![Distribution of median household income]()
- 273Less than $10,000
- 413$10,000 to $19,999
- 204$20,000 to $29,999
- 126$30,000 to $39,999
- 414$40,000 to $49,999
- 475$50,000 to $59,999
- 257$60,000 to $74,999
- 277$75,000 to $99,999
- 409$100,000 to $124,999
- 384$125,000 to $149,999
- 625$150,000 to $199,999
- 1,260$200,000 or more
Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value
![Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value]()
- 41Less than $50,000
- 65$50,000 to $99,999
- 41$100,000 to $149,999
- 183$150,000 to $199,999
- 59$200,000 to $249,999
- 79$250,000 to $299,999
- 81$300,000 to $399,999
- 104$400,000 to $499,999
- 295$500,000 to $749,999
- 482$750,000 to $999,999
- 873$1,000,000 or more
Distribution of rent paid by renters
![Distribution of rent paid by renters]()
- 58Less than $100
- 157$100 to $199
- 161$200 to $299
- 101$300 to $399
- 255$400 to $499
- 48$500 to $599
- 33$600 to $699
- 55$700 to $799
- 57$800 to $899
- 69$900 to $999
- 231$1,000 to $1,249
- 139$1,250 to $1,499
- 317$1,500 to $1,999
- 1,987$2,000 or more
| Males: | 4,787 |
| Females: | 5,131 |
Males:
| This neighborhood: | 34.2 years |
| Whole city: | 31.4 years |
| This neighborhood: | 33.4 years |
| Whole city: | 31.6 years |
Average household size:
| West Somerville: | 3.9 people |
| Somerville: | 2.1 people |
Percentage of family households:
| West Somerville: | 27.0% |
| Somerville: | 27.8% |
| Here: | 31.6% |
| Somerville: | 28.6% |
Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
| West Somerville: | 39.6% |
| Somerville: | 34.7% |
Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
| West Somerville: | 2.6% |
| Somerville: | 9.3% |
Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
| West Somerville: | 30.2% |
| Somerville: | 30.6% |
Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
| West Somerville: | 32.4% |
| city: | 29.5% |
Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
| West Somerville: | 0.7% |
| Somerville: | 5.6% |
Percentage of people born in this state:
Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Percentage of foreign born residents:
| Here: | 41.3% |
| Somerville: | 39.6% |
Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
| West Somerville: | 43.2% |
| Somerville: | 37.6% |
Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
| Here: | 1.5% |
| city: | 2.2% |
Percentage of foreign born residents:
| Here: | 14.0% |
| Somerville: | 20.6% |
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Somerville
- 881 room
- 4092 rooms
- 2383 rooms
- 1154 rooms
- 3545 rooms
- 3206 rooms
- 2047 rooms
- 1508 rooms
- 3059+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Somerville
- 1251 room
- 1192 rooms
- 1503 rooms
- 5664 rooms
- 7775 rooms
- 5566 rooms
- 1437 rooms
- 1398 rooms
- 1549+ rooms
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Somerville
- 251no bedroom
- 4261 bedroom
- 6222 bedrooms
- 5043 bedrooms
- 1684 bedrooms
- 3155+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Somerville
- 152no bedroom
- 3351 bedroom
- 1,1202 bedrooms
- 5603 bedrooms
- 2634 bedrooms
- 1025+ bedrooms
Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
Average number of cars or other vehicles available in apartments:
| This neighborhood: | 1.3 |
| Somerville: | 1.4 |
Average number of cars or other vehicles available in apartments:
| Here: | 1.3 |
| city: | 1.1 |
Percentage of units with a mortgage:
| West Somerville: | 65.8% |
| Somerville: | 68.6% |
Housing prices:
- Average estimated value of detached houses in 2022 (14.2% of all units):
West Somerville: $1,089,020 Somerville: $1,142,268
- Average estimated value of housing units in 2-unit structures in 2022 (41.9% of all units):
This neighborhood: $952,115 Somerville: $934,300
- Year house built in West Somerville
- 132020 or later
- 2422010 to 2019
- 3572000 to 2009
- 1481990 to 1999
- 1211980 to 1989
- 3091970 to 1979
- 2441960 to 1969
- 4431950 to 1959
- 1281940 to 1949
- 2,7741939 or earlier
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)]()
- 94Less than 5 minutes
- 1825 to 9 minutes
- 17210 to 14 minutes
- 40815 to 19 minutes
- 40820 to 24 minutes
- 34525 to 29 minutes
- 95130 to 34 minutes
- 48135 to 39 minutes
- 40840 to 44 minutes
- 1,10345 to 59 minutes
- 43460 to 89 minutes
- 5990 or more minutes
Means of transportation to work
![Means of transportation to work]()
- 27.6%1,871Drove a car alone
- 2.8%191Carpooled
- 4.2%287Bus
- 23.7%1,604Subway or elevated rail
- 2.2%146Long-distance train or commuter rail
- 1.8%121Light rail, streetcar or trolley
- 1.6%111Ferryboat
- 1.5%99Taxi
- 1.8%121Motorcycle
- 3.9%261Bicycle
- 7.9%536Walked
- 0.7%46Other means
- 27.9%1,887Worked at home
Time leaving home to go to work
![Time leaving home to go to work]()
- 7612:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.
- 295:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.
- 525:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.
- 1046:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.
- 3166:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.
- 3457:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.
- 7887:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.
- 1,3268:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.
- 5328:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.
- 7189:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.
- 24110:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.
- 4611:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.
- 37512:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.
- 1774:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
Occupations of males:
- Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
Here: 10.9% city: 13.3%
- Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
Here: 8.6% city: 7.7%
- Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here: 12.2% city: 14.7%
- Percentage of males in architecture and engineering occupations:
Here: 12.7% city: 8.1%
- Percentage of males in life, physical, and social science occupations:
Here: 8.8% city: 7.0%
- Percentage of males in community and social services occupations:
Here: 1.0% city: 0.8%
- Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
Here: 12.5% city: 7.4%
- Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here: 5.6% city: 4.1%
- Percentage of males in service occupations:
Here: 5.5% city: 8.7%
- Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
Here: 13.0% city: 10.5%
- Percentage of males in transportation occupations:
Here: 1.5% city: 3.4%
- Percentage of males in material moving occupations:
Here: 1.0% city: 2.2%
Occupations of females:
- Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
Here: 12.1% city: 14.4%
- Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
Here: 11.0% city: 9.2%
- Percentage of females in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here: 4.5% city: 5.2%
- Percentage of females in architecture and engineering occupations:
Here: 4.3% city: 2.8%
- Percentage of females in life, physical, and social science occupations:
Here: 5.5% city: 7.4%
- Percentage of females in community and social services occupations:
Here: 6.6% city: 3.6%
- Percentage of females in legal occupations:
Here: 4.3% city: 1.7%
- Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
Here: 16.6% city: 13.1%
- Percentage of females in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here: 7.0% city: 4.7%
- Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here: 4.2% city: 7.8%
- Percentage of females in service occupations:
Here: 5.5% city: 13.0%
- Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
Here: 14.6% city: 15.4%
- Percentage of females in production occupations:
Here: 2.6% city: 1.0%
Percentage of people 16-64 in Armed Forces:
| West Somerville: | 0.2% |
| Somerville: | 0.1% |
Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):
- Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
West Somerville: 5.9% Somerville: 7.2%
- Percentage of people 3 years and older in undergraduate colleges:
West Somerville: 26.3% Somerville: 6.0%
- Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
West Somerville: 8.5% Somerville: 6.9%
- Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
West Somerville: 81.9% Somerville: 9.1%
Percentage of population below poverty level:
| West Somerville: | 7.3% |
| Somerville: | 9.4% |
Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2022):
Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2022):
| West Somerville: | 2006 |
| Somerville: | 2012 |
Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2022):
| West Somerville: | 2017 |
| Somerville: | 2022 |
Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
| West Somerville: | 112.4% |
| Somerville: | 82.8% |
- 67.5%Utility gas
- 11.3%Electricity
- 7.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.2%Other fuel
- 3.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.2%Coal or coke
- 1.8%No fuel used
Highways in this neighborhood:
Alewife Brook Pkwy (State Hwy 16)
Length: 0.87 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 399
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
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1104 to 1399
Powder House Blvd
Length: 0.51 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 165 to 299
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 165 to 299
North St
Length: 0.49 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199
Curtis St
Length: 0.48 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 183
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 183
Mystic Valley Pkwy
Length: 0.45 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 500 to 618
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 500 to 618
Holland St
Length: 0.40 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 53 to 299
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 53 to 299
Conwell Ave
Length: 0.34 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 199
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 199
Raymond Ave
Length: 0.34 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 199
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 199
Gordon St
Length: 0.30 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Newbury St
Length: 0.28 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 98
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 98
Woods Ave
Length: 0.28 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 199
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 199
Cameron Ave
Length: 0.23 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 9 to 18
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 9 to 18
Fairfax St
Length: 0.23 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
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
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Victoria St
Length: 0.21 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 73
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 73
Elmwood St
Length: 0.21 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 75
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 75
Endicott Ave
Length: 0.21 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Farragut Ave
Length: 0.21 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Garrison Ave
Length: 0.21 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Sterling St
Length: 0.20 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Waterhouse St
Length: 0.20 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 74
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 74
Ware St
Length: 0.19 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Curtis Ave
Length: 0.17 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
High St
Length: 0.16 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Moore St
Length: 0.16 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Fairmount Ave
Length: 0.16 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Gorham St
Length: 0.16 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Irvington Rd
Length: 0.16 miles
Directions: SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Directions: SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Hooker Ave
Length: 0.15 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Hamilton Rd
Length: 0.15 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Russell Rd
Length: 0.14 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
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
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
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 87 to 199
Claremon St
Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Jay St
Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
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
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
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Bailey St
Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
Boston Ave
Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Direction: SE-NW
Thorndike St
Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 36
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
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
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Glendale Ave
Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Mead St
Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Belknap St
Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Hillsdale Rd
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 120 to 199
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 120 to 199
Barton St
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Yorktown St
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 72 to 199
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 72 to 199
Woodstock St
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 199
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 199
Clarendon Ave
Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 39
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 39
Hill St
Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Hardan Rd
Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Dickson St
Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Dow St
Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99
Watson St
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 18
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 18
Seven Pines Ave
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Direction: SE-NW
W Quincy St
Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 93 to 199
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
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
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Harrison Rd
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Elmwood Ter
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Direction: SE-NW
Railroad features:
Mbta Commuter Rail
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Direction: SE-NW
Other features:
Alewife Brk
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: N-S
Direction: N-S
