Somerville vs Medford
Somerville, MA compared with Medford, MA · 2 miles apart
Somerville has 84,211 residents to Medford’s 59,834. Somerville comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, unemployment. Medford does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Somerville, MA | Medford, MA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 84,211 | 59,834 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 20,440 | 7,386 |
| Median household income | $132,572 | $129,540 |
| Median home value | $911,300 | $755,500 |
| Median rent | $2,517 | $2,509 |
| Homeownership | 34.2% | 54.1% |
| Average commute | 31 min | 30.2 min |
| Median age | 31.9 | 35.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 69.4% | 59.8% |
| Poverty rate | 9.8% | 7.6% |
| Unemployment | 3% | 4.3% |
| Price to income | 6.9× | 5.8× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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