02124 Zip Code (Boston, MA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2017: 55,882
Zip code population in 2010: 47,783
Zip code population in 2000: 50,781

Houses and condos: 20,764
Renter-occupied apartments: 11,884
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 02124: 140.5 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 3.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 18,610 people per square mile

(very high).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2017:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $2,519 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $2,490 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 02124:

• High school or higher: 82.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.1%
• Unemployed: 7.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 37.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 02124:

• Never married: 50.0%
• Now married: 32.3%
• Separated: 4.1%
• Widowed: 4.5%
• Divorced: 9.0%

• 
• • 26,35451.9%Black
  • 8,21716.2%White
  • 7,55514.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2,9545.8%Asian
  • 1,5353.0%Two or more races
  • 1,0272.0%Some other race
  • 1350.3%American Indian
  • 60.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

100% urban population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 02124, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,007 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,007
State:	$81,425

Salary/wage: $37,513 (reported on 89.2% of returns)

Here:	$37,513
State:	$64,752

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.4% for AGIs below $25k, 90.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 69.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $485 (reported on 20.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$485
Massachusetts:	$2,136

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,421 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,421
State:	$9,473

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,851 (reported on 5.0% of returns)

Here:	+$3,851
State:	+$31,437

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,881 (reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	+$9,881
State:	+$20,662

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,153 (reported on 3.9% of returns)

02124:	$14,153
Massachusetts:	$18,892

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $13,000 (reported on 0.1% of returns)

02124:	$13,000
Massachusetts:	$20,669

Total itemized deductions: $18,229 (23% of AGI, reported on 21.3% of returns)

Here:	$18,229
State:	$28,907

Here:	23.1% of AGI
State:	18.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $2,818 (reported on 17.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,818
State:	$4,208

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $5,732 (reported on 21.3% of returns)

02124:	$5,732
State:	$13,303

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,214 (reported on 27.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,214
State:	$1,971

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 56.0%

Here:	56%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 54.0% for AGIs below $25k, 54.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 78.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 02124, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,684 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,684
State:	$62,877

Salary/wage: $33,296 (reported on 89.9% of returns)

Here:	$33,296
State:	$52,969

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 110.3% for AGIs below $10k, 86.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 93.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $628 (reported on 31.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$628
Massachusetts:	$1,945

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,415 (reported on 10.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,415
State:	$5,323

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$9,697 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	+$9,697
State:	+$20,377

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,104 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	+$8,104
State:	+$17,837

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,423 (reported on 1.3% of returns)

02124:	$2,423
Massachusetts:	$3,100

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $9,455 (reported on 0.3% of returns)

Here:	$9,455
Massachusetts:	$14,516

Total itemized deductions: $16,202 (26% of AGI, reported on 25.6% of returns)

Here:	$16,202
State:	$22,573

Here:	26.2% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.8% for AGIs below $10k, 7.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,834 (4% of AGI, reported on 22.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,834
State:	$3,295

Here:	4.4% of AGI
State:	2.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,423 (reported on 69.0% of returns)

02124:	$4,423
State:	$11,494

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,702 (reported on 24.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,702
State:	$1,518

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 63.9%

Here:	64%
State:	58%

(% for various income ranges: 60.6% for AGIs below $10k, 65.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 02121, 02126, 02122, 02125, 02119, 02186.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 5,531
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 13,504

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 896 (445 now married, 444 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 14,499 (3,807 now married, 10,773 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 02124 with a mortgage: 5,817 (300 second mortgage, 521 home equity loan, 53 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,579

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,247
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $658

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2017:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2017:

• Zip code 02124 household income distribution in 2017

• 2,125Less than $10,000
• 1,591$10,000 to $14,999
• 1,058$15,000 to $19,999
• 816$20,000 to $24,999
• 715$25,000 to $29,999
• 761$30,000 to $34,999
• 738$35,000 to $39,999
• 889$40,000 to $44,999
• 515$45,000 to $49,999
• 1,116$50,000 to $59,999
• 1,906$60,000 to $74,999
• 1,829$75,000 to $99,999
• 1,595$100,000 to $124,999
• 1,206$125,000 to $149,999
• 1,284$150,000 to $199,999
• 1,083$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2017 in zip code 02124

• 104Less than $10,000
• 19$20,000 to $24,999
• 12$30,000 to $34,999
• 7$35,000 to $39,999
• 11$40,000 to $49,999
• 6$50,000 to $59,999
• 15$60,000 to $69,999
• 14$80,000 to $89,999
• 48$100,000 to $124,999
• 90$125,000 to $149,999
• 330$150,000 to $174,999
• 150$175,000 to $199,999
• 642$200,000 to $249,999
• 1,060$250,000 to $299,999
• 2,092$300,000 to $399,999
• 1,379$400,000 to $499,999
• 1,934$500,000 to $749,999
• 169$750,000 to $999,999
• 13$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 6$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2017 in zip code 02124

• 103Less than $100
• 178$100 to $149
• 381$150 to $199
• 470$200 to $249
• 573$250 to $299
• 363$300 to $349
• 162$350 to $399
• 168$400 to $449
• 179$450 to $499
• 185$500 to $549
• 80$550 to $599
• 153$600 to $649
• 148$650 to $699
• 128$700 to $749
• 116$750 to $799
• 633$800 to $899
• 462$900 to $999
• 2,118$1,000 to $1,249
• 2,043$1,250 to $1,499
• 2,623$1,500 to $1,999
• 577$2,000 to $2,499
• 12$2,500 to $2,999
• 12$3,000 to $3,499
• 58$3,500 or more
• 352No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2017: $1,354.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2017: $953,276.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2017 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $395,976
• Black or African American householders: $337,394
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $291,806
• Asian householders: $423,725
• Some other race householders: $321,978
• Two or more races householders: $361,399
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $342,460

Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $407,649 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $299,282 - $543,535

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $445,728

Here:	$445,728
State:	$481,855

Townhouses or other attached units: $395,263

Here:	$395,263
State:	$464,513

In 2-unit structures: $379,091

Here:	$379,091
State:	$452,265

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $406,401

Here:	$406,401
State:	$450,840

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $334,816

Here:	$334,816
State:	$471,079

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,112
• One, attached: 2,080
• Two: 4,067
• 3 or 4: 6,852
• 5 to 9: 1,564
• 10 to 19: 989
• 20 to 49: 762
• 50 or more: 1,236

Unemployment: 7.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 02124

• 47.7%12,899Drove a car alone
• 7.3%1,978Carpooled
• 18.3%4,945Bus or trolley bus
• 0.3%83Streetcar or trolley car
• 17.0%4,588Subway or elevated
• 0.2%61Railroad
• 0.5%147Taxi
• 0.0%11Motorcycle
• 0.4%100Bicycle
• 3.6%964Walked
• 1.4%375Other means
• 2.4%656Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 02124

• 479Less than 5 minutes
• 8895 to 9 minutes
• 1,19410 to 14 minutes
• 2,36015 to 19 minutes
• 3,12220 to 24 minutes
• 1,46525 to 29 minutes
• 4,74530 to 34 minutes
• 93935 to 39 minutes
• 1,68040 to 44 minutes
• 3,37245 to 59 minutes
• 4,52560 to 89 minutes
• 1,55690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 70.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 55,480

• In family households: 45,712 (4,111 male householders, 8,214 female householders)

  5,206 spouses, 19,490 children (18,367 natural, 612 adopted, 512 stepchildren), 1,822 grandchildren, 1,443 brothers or sisters, 1,832 parents, 1,456 other relatives, 1,806 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 9,773 (3,383 male householders (2,338 living alone)), 3,642 female householders (3,015 living alone)), 2,758 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 416 (312 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,753 2-persons, 3,367 3-persons, 3,209 4-persons, 1,209 5-persons, 417 6-persons, 308 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 5,354 1-person, 1,348 2-persons, 180 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 69 5-persons, 25 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons

4,049 married couples with children.
6,797 single-parent households (734 men, 6,063 women).

65.2% of residents of 02124 zip code speak English at home.
13.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% very well, 19% well, 15% not well, 6% not at all).
13.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% very well, 25% well, 19% not well, 5% not at all).
5.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (31% very well, 20% well, 40% not well, 10% not at all).
2.8% of residents speak other language at home (84% very well, 12% well, 3% not well, 1% not at all).

There are 115 Internal Medicine Specialists 265 Other Medical Specialists in Zip Code 02124.

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE CHARTER SCH (197A CENTRE STREET in DORCHESTER, MA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-444205
  

• DORCHESTER HIGH (9 PEACEVALE ROAD in DORCHESTER, MA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035520
  Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• CODMAN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (637 WASHINGTON STREET in DORCHESTER, MA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-438505
  

• O W HOLMES (40 SCHOOL STREET in DORCHESTER, MA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035138
  Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• BOSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ACADEMY (150 AMERICAN LEGION HWY in DORCHESTER, MA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035413
  

• PAULINE AGASSIZ SHAW (429 NORFOLK STREET in DORCHESTER, MA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035270
  Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• EMILY A FIFIELD (25 DUNBAR AVENUE in DORCHESTER, MA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035102
  Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• JOHN MARSHALL (35 WESTVILLE STREET in DORCHESTER, MA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035178
  Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• JOSEPH LEE (155 TALBOT AVENUE in DORCHESTER, MA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035183
  Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• LUCY STONE (22 REGINA ROAD in DORCHESTER, MA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-035211
  Organizations: BOSTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• CITY CLEANERS INCORPORATED (1158 BLUE HILL AVENUE in BOSTON, MA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business SIC classification: GARMENT PRESSING, AND AGENTS FOR LAUNDRIES AND DRYCLEANERS
  Alternative names: CITY CLEANSERS

• EASTOVER TRANSPORTATION CO (919 WASHINGTON ST in BOSTON, MA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: CLARA M SCOTT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• MOBIL OIL CORP 01-083 (10 GRANITE AVE in BOSTON, MA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: MOBIL OIL CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: MOBIL OIL CORP SS 083

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.5%

Population in 1990: 48,560. Population change in the 1990s: +2,221 (+4.6%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 28,389
• Northeast: 3,269
• Midwest: 893
• South: 3,559
• West: 539

61% of the 02124 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Massachusetts.

85% of the 02124 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 315
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 268 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 867

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• GOOD FAITH OFFICE CLEANING (11 in BOSTON, MA; small business) : $38,832 in 13 contracts from 2002 to 2006

  Contracts for Custodial Janitorial Services by Army, Air Force
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $12,198; 2003: $6,584; 2004: $8,010; 2005: $6,468; 2006: $5,572.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $6,480 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2002-07-16. Completion date: 2003-08-31.
  $6,468 with Air Force for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2005-05-01. Completion date: 2006-04-30.
  $6,336 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2003-07-08. Completion date: 2004-08-31.
  $4,620, same as above. Signed on 2004-11-23. Completion date: 2006-01-15.
  

• BOSTON ELECTRIC AND TELEPHONE (1854 DORCHESTER AVE in BOSTON, MA; small business)

  $14,250 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2002-09-17. Completion date: 2002-10-04.

• ASEC CORPORATION (100 HALLET STREET in BOSTON, MA; small business)

  $2,316 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Land Surveys, Cadastral Services (non-construction). Signed on 2002-04-18. Completion date: 2002-05-03.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (50-99: 1, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 6, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 7)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (100-249: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 14)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 4, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 16)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Educational Services: Junior Colleges (100-249: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 02124 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	739	80.3 years
John	591	74.3 years
William	347	73.6 years
James	333	71.7 years
Margaret	290	79.7 years
Joseph	273	73.9 years
Thomas	205	74.2 years
Helen	203	79.4 years
George	185	73.5 years
Catherine	184	81.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 02124 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	101	72.4 years
Murphy	101	77.6 years
Sullivan	91	78.2 years
Williams	81	66.5 years
Johnson	77	73.1 years
Brown	69	70.0 years
Mccarthy	65	76.6 years
Jones	64	72.6 years
White	59	72.4 years
Kelly	58	73.2 years

Businesses in zip code 02124
Name	Count		Name	Count
AT&T	1		Nike	3
CVS	3		Rite Aid	1
Circle K	1		Shaw's	1
Dunkin Donuts	4		Subway	1
H&R Block	1		UPS	1
KFC	1		Walgreens	1
McDonald's	2		YMCA	1