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Manhattan Beach, CA vs Somerville, MA

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Are people in Somerville older or younger than people in Manhattan Beach?
- The Median Age in Somerville is 11.0 years younger than in Manhattan Beach.

Are housing costs cheaper in Somerville or Manhattan Beach?
- Somerville housing costs are 73.5% less expensive than Manhattan Beach housing costs.

Which city has a longer commute, Somerville or Manhattan Beach?
- The average commute for residents of Somerville is 1.0 minutes longer than it is for residents of Manhattan Beach.

Things to do in Manhattan Beach?
Manhattan Beach CA sits on the Pacific Ocean just south of Los Angeles providing inhabitants with beachfront living embedded with luxurious amenities plentiful shops trendy restaurants

Things to do in Somerville?
Somerville, Massachusetts offers a unique mix between its university campuses like Harvard Square or Tufts University combined with enough shops and restaurants on Davis Square for any night owl.

 Manhattan Beach, CASomerville, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock80,608329,725,481
 Median Income$169,586  Unlock$69,021
 Median Age  Unlock31.838.4
 Avg. Home Price$2,880,400  Unlock$338,100
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.4%6.0%
 Avg. Commute Time30.59  Unlock26.38
Reviews for Manhattan Beach    6 Reviews

If heaven would have a proper name, Manhattan Beach is what it would be called. Not far fro LAX in Los Angeles lies this beautiful hamlet that I want to live. Want to  More

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It doesn't get any better than Manhattan Beach. However, homes are expensive. If you are in the $1 million + range this is the place: Warm weather all year, low  More

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HowEVERR, it IS - highly priced Housing-wise (thank goodness I bought MY house in '99!!) - Im a REALTOR, watching my personal home-value drop from 3 TIMES purchase  More

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Reviews for Somerville    3 Reviews

I've lived in Somerville/Cambridge for 10 years, the last 4.5 with my husband in Spring Hill. It really is a great place to live if you are in your 20s & 30s: it is  More

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Living in Somerville is OK. I'm not a 'city' person and I would rather be out in the country some place, but it's not too bad here. I'm in my early 50s and own a house.  More

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Over 17 years ago

we are midwest transplants to the Boston area and lucked out by finding this great little neighborhood - right on the train line, little stores and good community - we  More

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