Humidity & wind
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Population
672,973
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$731,700
Owner-occupied units
Boston, MA
Massachusetts · 42.339° N, 71.018° W · 48 sq mi
Boston is the 25th largest city on this site, with a population of 672,973 and about 13,921 residents per square mile. The median household earns $97,344 a year, and the median home is worth $731,700.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
48 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
13,921
People per square mile
Rank by population
#25
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#251
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$97,344
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$2,147
Per month
Homeownership
35.7%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
30.3 min
One way
People
Median age
33.3
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
54.9%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
27.8%
Households
283,374
2.19 people each
Climate · 2021–2025 average
Clear days 21/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 161/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 35/yr
Days above 90° 9/yr
Below freezing 88/yr
Annual rainfall 47.2in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 82°F
Coldest month
February
Average low 24°F
What people here do for work
Education & health care 31.6%
Professional & business services 19.6%
Finance, insurance & real estate 9%
Arts, food & hospitality 8.3%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Massachusetts
State bird
Black-capped Chickadee
State flower
Mayflower
State capital
Boston
Nickname
The Bay State
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Cities near Boston
- Quincy, MA5 mi · 103,173
- Everett, MA5 mi · 53,572
- Cambridge, MA6 mi · 122,588
- Somerville, MA6 mi · 84,211
- Brookline, MA6 mi · 63,266
- Revere, MA6 mi · 60,141
- Malden, MA7 mi · 66,370
- Medford, MA8 mi · 59,834
Cities about the same size
- Las Vegas, NV679,817
- El Paso, TX683,012
- Washington, DC693,645
- Detroit, MI649,095
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY641,962
- Portland, OR635,109
- Oklahoma City, OK719,849
- Nashville-Davidson, TN721,074
More in Massachusetts
- Worcester213,862
- Springfield154,702
- Lowell119,971
- Brockton106,134
- Lynn104,236
- New Bedford101,834
- Fall River95,298
- Newton90,741
Wealthiest person in Massachusetts
Name
Abigail Johnson
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$31.5B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Milton
Source of wealth
Fidelity
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Massachusetts · private sector
Employer
Mass General Brigham
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Massachusetts
Company
TJX
Revenue
$56.4B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Framingham
Ticker
TJX
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.