Humidity & wind
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Population
84,211
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$911,300
Owner-occupied units
Somerville, MA
Massachusetts · 42.390° N, 71.101° W · 4 sq mi
Somerville is a city in Massachusetts, with a population of 84,211 and about 20,440 residents per square mile. The median household earns $132,572 a year, and the median home is worth $911,300.
Conditions
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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
4 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
20,440
People per square mile
Rank by population
#456
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#884
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$132,572
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$2,517
Per month
Homeownership
34.2%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
31 min
One way
People
Median age
31.9
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
69.4%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
24%
Households
35,715
2.19 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 29.1%
Professional & business services 27%
Manufacturing 9.3%
Retail trade 6.6%
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
Compare Somerville with
- Somerville vs CambridgeSide by side
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- Somerville vs BostonSide by side
Cities near Somerville
- Cambridge, MA1 mi · 122,588
- Medford, MA2 mi · 59,834
- Malden, MA3 mi · 66,370
- Everett, MA3 mi · 53,572
- Brookline, MA5 mi · 63,266
- Boston, MA6 mi · 672,973
- Revere, MA6 mi · 60,141
- Newton, MA7 mi · 90,741
Cities about the same size
- Warwick, RI84,187
- Mansfield, TX84,444
- Castle Rock, CO83,815
- Cranston, RI84,647
- Brooklyn Park, MN83,543
- The Villages, FL83,498
- Livermore, CA83,457
- Auburn, AL85,113
More in Massachusetts
- Worcester213,862
- Springfield154,702
- Lowell119,971
- Brockton106,134
- Lynn104,236
- Quincy103,173
- New Bedford101,834
- Fall River95,298
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.