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Northfield, MN vs Boston, MA

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- Boston is 0% more densely populated than Northfield.
- People are 11.7% less likely to be married in Boston.
- The Median Age is 4.1 years older in Boston.
 Northfield, MNBoston, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock672,814329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.638.4
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 Population - 201020,054  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock589,141285,036,114
 Population - 199014,684  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now41.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock13,919.593.4
 Land Area8.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock41.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Northfield, MNBoston, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2020.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 347.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Northfield, MNBoston, MAUnited States
 White80.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.7%12.2%
 Asian4.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Northfield, MNBoston, MAUnited States
 Married Population37.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock30.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock66.6%50.2%
 Never Married48.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.3%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.302.60
 Households6,198  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock128,14780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,497  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Northfield    5 Reviews

The city has nothing really to offer but high taxes and bad streets and sidewalks. Winter is really bad as the city sidewalks are barely passable. You usually can not  More

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For a town of 20 thousand, the amount of cars on the road at any given time is absolutely insane. Residents will tell you it's no secret that the drivers here are  More

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I've lived in Northfield for almost 14 years now, owning my own home here the entire time. I'm originally from the Twin Cities, and moved to Northfield after several  More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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