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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People29,650 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.612,401 householdsMedian household income $133,953Median home value $822,900Median rent $1,970 a month67% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $7,578 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 16,149 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, professional and business services 22%, finance, insurance and real estate 11%Average commute 34 minutes49% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 12% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 30% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages62% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 28% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 78%, other Indo-European languages 5%, Spanish 4%, Chinese 3%7% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 19°F50 in of rain a year, on about 84 dayswettest month December64 in of snow a year, on about 29 days12 days above 90°F, 134 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Reading station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksBlack Rockpeak · 1.3 miMill Riverriver · 3.1 miBelmont Hillpeak · 2.3 miLawrence Memorial Hospital / Regis College Nursing Programcollege · 3.4 miBreakheart Reservation Christopher Dunne Visitor Centervisitor center · 2.5 miFells Reservoirreservoir · 1.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMiddlesex Fells Reservationstate park · 1.2 miRumney Marsh Reservationstate park · 2.4 miWyoming Cemeteryhistoric site · under a mileBreakheart Reservationstate park · 2.6 miEll Pond Parkpark · under a mileSaugus River Reservationstate park · 3.4 miSource: 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 3.8 on 27 Jan 202549 mi away, near York Harbor, MaineMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 27 Jan 202549 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 home94% of households have a broadband subscription88% have cable, fibre or DSL4% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMelrose Water Division (mwra)serves 29,938 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Nov 2021: lead and copper, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation80 ft24 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMelrose - Wakefield Hospitalunder a milePost officeMelrose Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMelrose City Hallunder a milePoliceMelrose Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationMelrose Fire Department East Side Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools6 elementary, 1 middle, 3 high, 6 otherElementaryWinthrop Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolMelrose Montessori Schoolunder a mileSchoolSaint Mary of the Annunciation Schoolunder a mileCollegeLawrence Memorial Hospital / Regis College Nursing Program3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoston Logan International Airport BOS7.0 miInterstateI-932.3 miUS highwayUS 11.9 miAmtrakWoburn, MA WOB6.1 miRailMelrose/Cedar ParkMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)under a mileCoachCambridgeFlixBus6.0 miTransit106 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 02176 ZIP area.
