Massachusetts · Census place 13205
Chelsea city, MA
Quick answer
Chelsea city has 39,460 residents, ranking #38 of 248 places in Massachusetts. Median household income is $72,220, the median home is worth $476,500 and median gross rent runs $1,859 a month.
- Population
- 39,460Chelsea city residents
- Median household income
- $72,220Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $476,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,859Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 29.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Chelsea city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Chelsea city median would spend about 30.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 6.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.6% of residents and 29.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Massachusetts.
- Marlborough city 41,398
- Woburn city 41,205
- Westfield city 40,673
- Braintree Town city 38,762
- Holyoke city 37,949
- Amherst Town city 35,472
- Watertown Town city 35,270
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