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Pittsfield, MA vs Somerville, MA

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- Somerville is 0% more densely populated than Pittsfield.
- People are 23.9% less likely to be married in Somerville.
- The Median Age is 12.8 years younger in Somerville.
 Pittsfield, MASomerville, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock80,608329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock31.838.4
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 Population - 201044,716  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock77,478285,036,114
 Population - 199048,622  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock4.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-14.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock19,546.193.4
 Land Area40.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Pittsfield, MASomerville, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock9.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Pittsfield, MASomerville, MAUnited States
 White80.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.8%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Pittsfield, MASomerville, MAUnited States
 Married Population43.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock32.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock66.6%50.2%
 Never Married37.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock5.7%10.8%
 Widowed6.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.252.60
 Households19,290  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock13,63980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children20.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,477  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Pittsfield    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  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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