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Oakton, VA vs Boston, MA

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- Boston is 0% more densely populated than Oakton.
- People are 42.2% less likely to be married in Boston.
- The Median Age is 6.1 years younger in Boston.
 Oakton, VABoston, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock672,814329,725,481
 Female Population49.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.638.4
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 Population - 201033,518  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock589,141285,036,114
 Population - 199024,610  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now52.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock13,919.593.4
 Land Area9.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock41.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Oakton, VABoston, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.0%  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 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Oakton, VABoston, MAUnited States
 White53.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.7%12.2%
 Asian22.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Oakton, VABoston, MAUnited States
 Married Population57.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock30.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock66.6%50.2%
 Never Married31.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.3%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.302.60
 Households14,031  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock128,14780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children41.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,962  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock21.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.1%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Oakton    5 Reviews
Darby · Oakton, VA
Oakton Virginia
Over 16 years ago

Oakton is a good place to live, though house prices are high.  More

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randy · Oakton, VA
hunting
Over 17 years ago

Great place to live as Fairfax county allows archery hunting on any size acreage. Plenty of whitetail deer roaming about eating your shrubs make tasty treats. Whitetail  More

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jennie · Oakton, VA
Oakton, VA
Over 18 years ago

The schools are top notch, and there is so much to do in DC, only 20 miles  More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews
Peter · East Sandwich, MA
Boston is great!
Over 3 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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Richard · Revere, MA
Many pros, but all are outweighed by the cons
Over 4 years ago

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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Ketevani · Woburn, MA
Do you want to feel poor?! Come on down!
Over 5 years ago

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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