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Chelsea, MA vs Medford, MA

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- Medford is 0% more densely populated than Chelsea.
- People are 1.0% more likely to be married in Medford.
- The Median Age is 2.1 years older in Medford.
 Chelsea, MAMedford, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock60,708329,725,481
 Female Population48.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.738.4
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 Population - 201035,344  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock55,765285,036,114
 Population - 199028,710  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock9.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now36.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock7,495.793.4
 Land Area2.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chelsea, MAMedford, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock8.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Chelsea, MAMedford, MAUnited States
 White19.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.3%12.2%
 Asian3.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chelsea, MAMedford, MAUnited States
 Married Population41.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated4.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.1%50.2%
 Never Married44.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.362.60
 Households13,353  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock13,71080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,883  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.1%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Chelsea    1 Reviews
IDaveZ · Fort Worth, TX
Quality of Public School System
Over 16 years ago

I was born in Boston in 1946 and lived in Chelsea to age 10. I ended up getting my high school and university education in Texas. I wonder how the education system in  More

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Reviews for Medford    2 Reviews
Pattie · Medford, MA
Still Affordable
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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Pattie · Medford, MA
Medford MA
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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