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Springfield, MA vs Medford, MA

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- Medford is 0% more densely populated than Springfield.
- People are 20.6% more likely to be married in Medford.
- The Median Age is 2.2 years older in Medford.
 Springfield, MAMedford, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock60,708329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.738.4
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 Population - 2010153,570  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock55,765285,036,114
 Population - 1990156,983  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock9.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-2.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock7,495.793.4
 Land Area31.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Springfield, MAMedford, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock8.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Springfield, MAMedford, MAUnited States
 White28.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.3%12.2%
 Asian2.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Springfield, MAMedford, MAUnited States
 Married Population34.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.1%50.2%
 Never Married50.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.362.60
 Households58,344  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock13,71080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households22,418  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.2%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Springfield    15 Reviews
BJ · West Village, Soho, NY
A city on the upswing.
Over 6 years ago

Springfield is experiencing a rejeuvenation. Does the city have issues? Of course, what medium-sized city doesn't? During the past year, a new $1 billion MGM  More

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Victoria · Housatonic, MA
New resident, and I love it
Over 8 years ago

This city has a bad rep that is unwarranted. I just bought a terrific little house in a quiet and friendly neighborhood. Everywhere I go in this town, people are  More

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Loleta · Springfield, MA
City of Homes
Over 11 years ago

I just moved to Springfield almost a year now. I moved there because I know the housing stock there is plentiful. It's also very affordable. The most affordable place to  More

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Reviews for Medford    2 Reviews
Pattie · Medford, MA
Still Affordable
Over 11 years ago

Medford is still an affordable place to live compared to the surrounding communities of Somerville, Cambridge, Winchester, and Arlington. It has easy access to highways  More

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Pattie · Medford, MA
Medford MA
Over 18 years ago

Quality housing still at affordable prices. A nice bedroom community 7 miles from downtown Boston with excellent access to Cape Cod and New  More

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