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Arlington is a small city of 46,350 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It's about 9 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $934k and rent runs about $2k a month.
46,350people
$934kTypical home
$2,082/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
58"Snow
233Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 46,350
- Part of a metro area
- About 9,014 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Boston, MA
- 9 mi to Boston, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $934k (≈$5,889/mo)
- Median rent $2,082/mo
- Median household income $151k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (52 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (478 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 76% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to BED airport
- 9 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 75 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 133 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,594 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 211 bars within 25 mi
- 1,439 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 223 museums within 25 mi
- 59 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Middlesex County: D+39 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk