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 – 4:15 pm
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People29,040 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.310,760 householdsMedian household income $43,136Median home value $590,200Median rent $1,325 a month23% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,294 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting11.1% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 12,709 employedMain industries: education and health care 33%, professional and business services 14%, retail 11%Average commute 36 minutes40% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 36% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher76% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 53%, Spanish 34%, other Indo-European languages 5%, French or Haitian Creole 5%25% 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, 2 mi away; snow from Boston Logan Intl Ap
Nearby landmarksMount Bowdoinpeak · under a mileMeeting House Hillpeak · 1.3 miOld Harborbay · 3.0 miRoxbury Community Collegecollege · 1.7 miCity Pointcape · 3.7 miWentworth Institute of Technologycollege · 2.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFranklin Park Zoo Parking/Dcrstate park · 1.0 miOlmsted Greenstate park · 1.1 mi · 58 acresCanterbury Brookside Istate park · 1.2 miArborway Iistate park · 1.2 miArborway Overpass Pathstate park · 1.3 miSouth Street Community Gardenstate park · 1.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 10 Jan 199937 mi away, near Merrimac, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jan 200048 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 home85% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% 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
Elevation157 ft48 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
SchoolsWithin 2 mi75 schools22 elementary, 6 middle, 15 high, 32 otherSchoolMother Caroline Academy and Education Centerunder a mileSchoolBridge Boston Charter Schoolunder a mileHighBurke High Schoolunder a mileCollegeRoxbury Community College1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoston Logan International Airport BOS5.6 miInterstateI-931.7 miUS highwayUS 11.7 miAmtrakBack Bay Station BBY3.0 miRailFour Corners/GenevaMassachusetts 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 HuntinOurBus2.7 miTransit159 stops within a mileMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02121 ZIP area.
