Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:07 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:10 am – 4:14 pm
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People28,946 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.914,497 householdsMedian household income $98,224Median home value $1,058,200Median rent $1,968 a month33% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $8,199 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 15,148 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, professional and business services 26%, finance, insurance and real estate 12%Average commute 26 minutes24% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 17% take public transport, 30% walk or cycle, 23% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages61% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 32% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 63%, Spanish 14%, Chinese 10%, other Indo-European languages 5%17% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 23°F44 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month December49 in of snow a year, on about 23 days14 days above 90°F, 92 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Boston Logan Intl Ap station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksOld Harborbay · 2.1 miBoston University School of Medicinecollege · under a mileCity Pointcape · 2.3 miBeacon Hillpeak · 1.4 miMount Bowdoinpeak · 2.4 miNew England Conservatory of Musiccollege · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFourth Street Parkstate park · under a mileMelnea Cass Boulevard Istate park · under a mileRoxbury Heritage State Parkstate park · under a mileCopley Place Plazastate park · under a mileUnited Nbhd Of Lower Roxbury Cgstate park · under a mileRolling Bridge Parkstate park · under a mileSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 10 Jan 199935 mi away, near Merrimac, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jan 200046 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSuffolk County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025279 of 365 days measured84 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 37, worst day 106main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Suffolk County monitors, MA
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription83% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMwraserves 2,580,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation8 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalObstetrics and Gynecology at Boston Medical Centerunder a milePost officeCathedral Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBoston City Hall1.7 miPoliceBoston Police Department District D4under a mileFire stationBoston Fire Department Engine 3 and Special Unitunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi67 schools22 elementary, 5 middle, 17 high, 23 otherSchoolThe Croft Schoolunder a mileHighCathedral High Schoolunder a mileElementaryBlackstone Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeBoston University School of Medicineunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoston Logan International Airport BOS3.6 miInterstateI-93under a mileUS highwayUS 1under a mileAmtrakBack Bay Station BBYunder a mileSubwayClarendon St (Track 2)Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)under a mileCoachBoston, MA (Back Bay - In the bus lane outside 177 Huntington Avenue, between Belvidere and Cumberland Streets. Please note the building at 177 HuntinOurBusunder a mileTransit342 stops within a mileMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), Merrimack Valley TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02118 ZIP area.