Local servicesHospitalMcLean Hospital Belmont Campus1.8 miPost officeArlington Heights Post Officeunder a mileTown hallArlington Town Hallunder a milePoliceArlington Police Department1.1 miFire stationArlington Fire Department Highland Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi28 schools12 elementary, 1 middle, 4 high, 11 otherElementaryBrackett Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleOttoson Middle Schoolunder a mileHighArlington High Schoolunder a mileCollegeTufts University Medford - Somerville Campus2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLaurence G Hanscom Field BED7.0 miMajor airportBoston Logan International Airport BOS9.3 miInterstateI-933.6 miUS highwayUS 31.0 miAmtrakNorth Station BON6.7 miRailBelmontMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)1.4 miCoachCambridgeFlixBus2.2 miTransit96 stops within a mileMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), LexpressSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02476 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 18 min5:07 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 4 min7:10 am – 4:14 pm
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People17,708 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.87,823 householdsMedian household income $151,131Median home value $934,800Median rent $1,917 a month62% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $9,780 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate70% of adults are in the labour force, 9,891 employedMain industries: education and health care 32%, professional and business services 28%, manufacturing 10%Average commute 33 minutes45% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 11% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle, 35% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages76% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 49% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 81%, Chinese 5%, other Indo-European languages 4%, Spanish 2%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 18°F43 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month October59 in of snow a year, on about 31 days15 days above 90°F, 139 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bedford Hanscom Fld station, 7 mi away; snow from Bedford
Parks and public landsParallel Parkstate park · 1.5 miAlewife Brook Reservationstate park · 1.5 mi · 79 acresMystic River Reservationstate park · 1.6 miBeaver Brook North Reservationstate park · 1.7 mi · 156 acresBeaver Brook Reservationstate park · 2.1 miRobbins Memorial Town Hallhistoric site · under a mileSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 10 Jan 199931 mi away, near Merrimac, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jan 200040 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMiddlesex County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025299 of 365 days measured65 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Middlesex County monitors, MA
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription88% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterArlington Water Dept. (mwra)serves 46,308 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation272 ft83 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
