Somerville vs Malden
Somerville, MA compared with Malden, MA · 3 miles apart
Somerville has 84,211 residents to Malden’s 66,370. Somerville comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Malden does better on median rent, homeownership, price to income.
| Somerville, MA | Malden, MA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 84,211 | 66,370 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 20,440 | 13,156 |
| Median household income | $132,572 | $100,606 |
| Median home value | $911,300 | $633,500 |
| Median rent | $2,517 | $2,204 |
| Homeownership | 34.2% | 41.3% |
| Average commute | 31 min | 34.4 min |
| Median age | 31.9 | 35.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 69.4% | 45.1% |
| Poverty rate | 9.8% | 11.4% |
| Unemployment | 3% | 5.4% |
| Price to income | 6.9× | 6.3× |
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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