Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro * 1.6M residents
1.6M
Population
$130.8K
Median income
per household
$727.8K
Home value
7.7%
Poverty rate
What stands out
5 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks
Median household income
$130.8K
U.S.
$81K
Median home value
$727.8K
U.S.
$333K
Poverty rate
7.7%
U.S.
12.4%
Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)
47.1%
U.S.
51.1%
Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)
23.2%
U.S.
25.9%
Rent-to-Income
20.2%
Below 30% threshold
Home-Value-to-Income
5.6×
Above typical 3-5x ratio
Share of households by income bracket (ACS).
6 of 6 available metrics better than U.S.
Obesity
23.8%
U.S.
33.2%
Diabetes
8.5%
U.S.
12.1%
Current smoking
9.1%
U.S.
12.8%
3 of 3 metrics better than U.S.
100+ Mbps coverage
99.8%
U.S.
89.6%
Gigabit ready
78.2%
U.S.
46.1%
5G available
94.9%
U.S.
77.4%
Middlesex County, MA
Population
1.6M
Area
817.9 sq mi
Density
2K/sq mi
How this county compares to other counties nationwide.
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