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Cambridge, MA vs Holliston, MA

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- Holliston is 0% more densely populated than Cambridge.
- People are 86.2% more likely to be married in Holliston.
- The Median Age is 13.7 years older in Holliston.
 Cambridge, MAHolliston, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock14,891329,725,481
 Female Population50.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock44.238.4
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 Population - 2010105,017  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock13,801285,036,114
 Population - 199095,802  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now24.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock798.793.4
 Land Area6.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Cambridge, MAHolliston, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 209.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3427.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Cambridge, MAHolliston, MAUnited States
 White57.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.6%12.2%
 Asian18.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Cambridge, MAHolliston, MAUnited States
 Married Population33.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock62.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock37.0%50.2%
 Never Married57.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.5%10.8%
 Widowed2.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.702.60
 Households47,777  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,32280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households28,193  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock4.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Cambridge    14 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cambridge is a great place to live. It is rather expensive, but has great access to Boston, schools and hospitals. There is a lot of construction underway that can be  More

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Need info on test results on tap or drinking water quality, 02139 Green St area.  More

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Home to both Harvard and MIT, Cambridge is the cornerstone of higher education. Residents are very intelligent and open to new ideas.   More

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Reviews for Holliston    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Holliston is a small town in New England - the quality of life is excellent. Highly rated schools and pleasant  More

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Over 17 years ago

Holliston is a "nice" town -- very safe, very quiet, good schools, very small. Those are its plusses. In eleven years, I have also found it to be so "nice" that it is  More

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