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Burlington, VT vs Medford, MA

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- Medford is 0% more densely populated than Burlington.
- People are 70.0% more likely to be married in Medford.
- The Median Age is 8.5 years older in Medford.
 Burlington, VTMedford, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock60,708329,725,481
 Female Population52.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.738.4
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 Population - 201042,435  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock55,765285,036,114
 Population - 199039,127  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock9.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now9.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock7,495.793.4
 Land Area10.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Burlington, VTMedford, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2018.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock8.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Burlington, VTMedford, MAUnited States
 White83.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.3%12.2%
 Asian4.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Burlington, VTMedford, MAUnited States
 Married Population24.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.1%50.2%
 Never Married63.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.0%10.8%
 Widowed3.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.362.60
 Households17,174  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock13,71080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,867  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Burlington    32 Reviews

The good: beautiful, safe, walkable downtown, outdoors nearby. The bad: the woke nonsense is overwhelming, winters are long and brutal, dating scene is beyond  More

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Having lived in the Burlington VT area for more than a decade, I wish I would have done my research before relocating. Yes, VT has some great draws- but the cons far out  More

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Over 8 years ago

If your a hippie you'll love Burlington! The grass is green all year round.  More

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Reviews for Medford    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Medford is still an affordable place to live compared to the surrounding communities of Somerville, Cambridge, Winchester, and Arlington. It has easy access to highways  More

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Over 18 years ago

Quality housing still at affordable prices. A nice bedroom community 7 miles from downtown Boston with excellent access to Cape Cod and New  More

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