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Cambridge is a mid-size city of 118,796 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It's about 6 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $3k a month.
118,796people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,787/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
54"Snow
233Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 118,796
- Part of a metro area
- About 18,571 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Boston, MA
- 6 mi to Boston, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,887/mo)
- Median rent $2,787/mo
- Median household income $131k
- Property tax about 0.4% 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
- 54" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (432 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,571 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 18% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 81% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 26% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 37% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to BOS airport
- 6 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 17% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 59 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 133 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,569 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 206 bars within 25 mi
- 1,450 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 219 museums within 25 mi
- 59 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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