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North Andover, MA vs Melrose, MA

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- Melrose is 0% more densely populated than North Andover.
- People are 8.7% more likely to be married in Melrose.
- The Median Age is 3.7 years older in Melrose.
 North Andover, MAMelrose, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock29,567329,725,481
 Female Population49.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.138.4
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 Population - 201028,446  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock27,134285,036,114
 Population - 199022,792  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock2.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now38.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock6,313.793.4
 Land Area26.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 North Andover, MAMelrose, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 North Andover, MAMelrose, MAUnited States
 White79.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.4%12.2%
 Asian7.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 North Andover, MAMelrose, MAUnited States
 Married Population52.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock56.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock42.4%50.2%
 Never Married32.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.9%10.8%
 Widowed6.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.442.60
 Households10,971  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock7,80580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children36.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,358  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock4.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for North Andover    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

The rural setting of this small New England town lends itself to a healthy, happy, quality of life with clean air and a peaceful setting from the dense population of  More

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hello there, this is a very snobist and "closed" town. People living here for even over 20 years can not call themselves from here since you must have been born here  More

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Over 17 years ago

If you are going to have this form of a website you need to make sure this is updated more frequently. You are WAY OFF on the crime rate in North Andover, There have  More

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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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