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Melrose, MA vs Leander, TX

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- Leander is 0% more densely populated than Melrose.
- People are 11.9% more likely to be married in Leander.
- The Median Age is 7.1 years younger in Leander.
 Melrose, MALeander, TXUnited States
 Population  Unlock57,696329,725,481
 Female Population51.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3538.4
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 Population - 201027,041  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,596285,036,114
 Population - 199028,150  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock828.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-1.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,577.593.4
 Land Area4.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Melrose, MALeander, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock17.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Melrose, MALeander, TXUnited States
 White80.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.6%12.2%
 Asian8.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock23.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Melrose, MALeander, TXUnited States
 Married Population57.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock62.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock35.6%50.2%
 Never Married29.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.4%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.022.60
 Households11,996  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,77380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children40.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,191  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Melrose    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Melrose is located a mere 7 miles from Boston and is only one of four cities in MA without a major road traversing, there are three commuter rail stops. It's filled  More

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Reviews for Leander    6 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved in from Austin five years ago. In Austin you can’t buy a house in less than $1M. Here in Leander, you can buy a house at 4000+sq.ft. with beautiful hill country  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here for 5 1/2 yrs. property tax go’s up 10% every year. Hard to get around without using toll roads. Very republican. Ugh  More

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Over 11 years ago

A bit of that small town feel with convenient stores and  More

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