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Boston, MA vs Springfield, OR

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- Springfield is 0% more densely populated than Boston.
- People are 39.2% more likely to be married in Springfield.
- The Median Age is 4.7 years older in Springfield.
 Boston, MASpringfield, ORUnited States
 Population  Unlock62,138329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 2010621,053  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,864285,036,114
 Population - 1990574,283  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock19.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now20.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,925.393.4
 Land Area48.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Boston, MASpringfield, ORUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 207.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3423.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Boston, MASpringfield, ORUnited States
 White44.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.8%12.2%
 Asian9.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Boston, MASpringfield, ORUnited States
 Married Population33.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock53.5%50.2%
 Never Married55.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.2%10.8%
 Widowed3.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.452.60
 Households271,950  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,94180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households143,803  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children18.1%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews
Peter · East Sandwich, MA
Boston is great!
Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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Richard · Revere, MA
Many pros, but all are outweighed by the cons
Over 3 years ago

I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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Ketevani · Woburn, MA
Do you want to feel poor?! Come on down!
Over 4 years ago

I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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Reviews for Springfield    5 Reviews
Grace · Springfield, OR
outsiders be aware you will never be from here
Over 6 years ago

When I moved to Springfield with my family, we came from the north so didn't we didn't experience the scathing hatred Californians might encounter. Even so, not being a  More

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DAWN · Springfield, OR
Not for large families or not for parental rights.
Over 6 years ago

I lived her from Sept 2012 to Dec 2018. It was ok at first. Over the years the whole area has become.more and more unfriendly to moderate democrats, centrist or  More

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Karen · North Pole, AK
Wanting to move
Over 14 years ago

How is it in Springfield ? Is it hard to get started in that town? How is the work  More

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