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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People14,517 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 31.27,270 householdsMedian household income $126,522Median home value $868,100Median rent $2,915 a month26% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,528 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate75% of adults are in the labour force, 9,535 employedMain industries: education and health care 31%, professional and business services 30%, finance, insurance and real estate 9%Average commute 27 minutes20% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 12% take public transport, 27% walk or cycle, 34% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages74% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 45% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 58%, other Indo-European languages 13%, Spanish 9%, Chinese 8%11% 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, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksProspect Hillpeak · 1.1 miBeacon Hillpeak · 1.2 miHult International Business Schoolcollege · under a mileBunker Hill Community Collegecollege · under a mileLittle Riverriver · 3.6 miCharles River Basinreservoir · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCharles River Reservationstate park · under a mileBunker Hill Cc Athletic Fieldsstate park · under a mileBunker Hill Cc Campus Groundsstate park · under a mileNashua Street Parkstate park · under a mileRink Groundsstate park · under a mileGalvin Greenstate 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 199933 mi away, near Merrimac, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jan 200044 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 subscription86% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCambridge Water Departmentserves 118,214 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation45 ft14 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMassachusetts Eye and Ear Hospitalunder a milePost officeEast Cambridge Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCambridge City Hall1.2 miPoliceMiddlesex County Sheriff's Officeunder a mileFire stationCambridge Fire Department Station 3under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi51 schools16 elementary, 14 high, 21 otherElementaryKennedy - Longfellow Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolCommunity Charter School of Cambridgeunder a mileElementaryKing Open Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeHult International Business Schoolunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoston Logan International Airport BOS3.9 miInterstateI-93under a mileUS highwayUS 3under a mileAmtrakNorth Station BON1.1 miLight railBuswayMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)under a mileCoachBoston, MA (Dalton Street, Back Bay - Dalton and Belvidere Streets, East side of Dalton, across from Hilton hotel. One block to Prudential T station, OurBus1.7 miTransit242 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 02141 ZIP area.