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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People15,283 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 23.64,625 householdsMedian household income $64,289Median home value $885,900Median rent $1,649 a month9% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,595 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 7,848 employedMain industries: education and health care 35%, professional and business services 19%, retail 11%Average commute 24 minutes21% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 24% take public transport, 34% walk or cycle, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages46% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher80% finished high school, 20% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 59%, Spanish 16%, other Indo-European languages 6%, Vietnamese 5%19% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 19°F49 in of rain a yearwettest month December49 in of snow a year, on about 23 days20 days above 90°F, 121 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jamaica Plain station, 3 mi away; snow from Boston Logan Intl Ap
Nearby landmarksRoxbury Community Collegecollege · under a mileMount Bowdoinpeak · 2.3 miWentworth Institute of Technologycollege · under a mileOld Harborbay · 3.2 miBeacon Hillpeak · 2.4 miBack Bay Fenslake · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRoxbury Heritage State Parkstate park · under a mileTree House Plazastate park · under a mileMass Art Campusstate park · under a mileUnited Nbhd Of Lower Roxbury Cgstate park · under a mileAgassiz Roadstate park · under a mileMelnea Cass Boulevard Istate 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 199936 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 home89% of households have a broadband subscription76% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% 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
Elevation30 ft9 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
SchoolsWithin 2 mi80 schools18 elementary, 6 middle, 21 high, 35 otherSchoolMaurice J Tobin K-8 Schoolright hereHighFenway High Schoolunder a mileSchoolMission Grammar Schoolunder a mileCollegeRoxbury Community Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoston Logan International Airport BOS5.0 miInterstateI-901.3 miUS highwayUS 201.2 miAmtrakBack Bay Station BBY1.5 miSubwayTremont StMassachusetts 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 HuntinOurBus1.1 miTransit363 stops within a mileMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), Mission Hill LinkSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02120 ZIP area.
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