Population

84,211

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$911,300

Owner-occupied units

Somerville, MA

Massachusetts · 42.390° N, 71.101° W · 4 sq mi

Somerville is a city in Massachusetts, with a population of 84,211 and about 20,440 residents per square mile. The median household earns $132,572 a year, and the median home is worth $911,300.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

4 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

20,440

People per square mile

Rank by population

#456

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#884

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$132,572

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$2,517

Per month

Homeownership

34.2%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

31 min

One way

People

Median age

31.9

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

69.4%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

24%

Households

35,715

2.19 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 20^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 161^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 34^/yr

Days above 90° 11^/yr

Below freezing 101^/yr

Annual rainfall 48.5ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

July

Average high 83°F

Coldest month

February

Average low 22°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 29.1^%

Professional & business services 27^%

Manufacturing 9.3^%

Retail trade 6.6^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Massachusetts

Name

Abigail Johnson

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$31.5B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Milton

Source of wealth

Fidelity

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Massachusetts · private sector

Employer

Mass General Brigham

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Massachusetts

Company

TJX

Revenue

$56.4B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Framingham

Ticker

TJX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

State of Massachusetts

State bird

Black-capped Chickadee

State flower

Mayflower

State capital

Boston

Nickname

The Bay State

Compare Somerville with

Cities near Somerville

Cambridge, MA1 mi · 122,588
Medford, MA2 mi · 59,834
Malden, MA3 mi · 66,370
Everett, MA3 mi · 53,572
Brookline, MA5 mi · 63,266
Boston, MA6 mi · 672,973
Revere, MA6 mi · 60,141
Newton, MA7 mi · 90,741