Massachusetts · Census place 62535
Somerville city, MA
Quick answer
Somerville city has 80,549 residents, ranking #13 of 248 places in Massachusetts. Median household income is $127,056, the median home is worth $899,400 and median gross rent runs $2,468 a month.
- Population
- 80,549Somerville city residents
- Median household income
- $127,056Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $899,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,468Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 34.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Somerville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Somerville city median would spend about 23.3% 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 7.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.1% of residents and 34.3% 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.
- Fall River city 93,764
- Newton city 88,504
- Lawrence city 88,297
- Framingham city 72,013
- Haverhill city 67,387
- Malden city 65,509
- Waltham city 64,723
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