Boston vs Cambridge
Boston, MA compared with Cambridge, MA · 6 miles apart
Boston has 672,973 residents to Cambridge’s 122,588. Boston comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, price to income. Cambridge does better on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Boston, MA | Cambridge, MA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 672,973 | 122,588 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 13,921 | 19,163 |
| Median household income | $97,344 | $130,748 |
| Median home value | $731,700 | $1,092,100 |
| Median rent | $2,147 | $2,787 |
| Homeownership | 35.7% | 33.5% |
| Average commute | 30.3 min | 25.8 min |
| Median age | 33.3 | 30.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 54.9% | 80.8% |
| Poverty rate | 16.6% | 12.8% |
| Unemployment | 6.1% | 3.4% |
| Price to income | 7.5× | 8.4× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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