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Santa Cruz, CA vs Somerville, MA

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- Somerville is 0% more densely populated than Santa Cruz.
- People are 4.9% more likely to be married in Somerville.
- The Median Age is 2.8 years older in Somerville.
 Santa Cruz, CASomerville, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock80,608329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock31.838.4
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 Population - 201060,593  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock77,478285,036,114
 Population - 199049,040  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock4.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now31.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock19,546.193.4
 Land Area12.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Cruz, CASomerville, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2017.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock9.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Cruz, CASomerville, MAUnited States
 White60.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.8%12.2%
 Asian10.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Cruz, CASomerville, MAUnited States
 Married Population31.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock32.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock66.6%50.2%
 Never Married57.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock5.7%10.8%
 Widowed2.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.252.60
 Households22,067  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock13,63980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,658  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  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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