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Cambridge, MA (Massachusetts Ave / Hancock St)

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NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $496,235
  • high cost relative to Massachusetts
  • high cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$1,796,000+  1%
$1,348,001-$1,796,000  3%
$898,001-$1,348,000  12%
$718,001-$898,000  12%
$539,001-$718,000  16%
$359,001-$539,000  31%
$180,001-$359,000  22%
$90,001-$180,000  2%
$0-$90,000  0%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE very high cost relative to MA, very high cost relative to the nation


NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL,
& CHARACTER		 DETAILS
THE SETTING Densely urban (based on population density)
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Complexes/high rise apartments, some Small apartment buildings, a few Rowhouses & attached homes
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), some Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms)
AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later)
HOME OWNERSHIP Mixed owners & renters
SPECIAL CHARACTER mostly Walkable, Urban Sophisticates, Artsy/funky


THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE mostly College students (people currently attending college), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single)
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 10 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME Upper middle income (well-above average income for America)
OCCUPATIONS mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY mostly White (non-Hispanic), some East Asian, some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some Hispanic, some Black, some Arabian, some Asian Indian, some Mexican
LANGUAGES mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some French speaking, some Italian speaking, some Russian speaking

School Rating Information


Neighborhood Educational Rating

SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD GRADES
There are no schools physically located in this neighborhood.
This neighborhood is served by one school district.

CAMBRIDGE, MA School District




5,797 Students enrolled in District

13 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)		 2
Better than:
of MA school
districts		 18.9%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best) 		8
Better than:
of US school
districts		 79.2%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
10
STATE AVERAGE 13

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

54%
59%
61%
66%
47%
53%
DISTRICT
STATE
PROFICIENT IN
READING & MATH		 PROFICIENT IN
READING		 PROFICIENT IN
MATH
School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) 35.7 73.5
BLACK (%) 36.0 8.4
HISPANIC (%) 14.7 13.1
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) NO DATA 4.7
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.6 0.3
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 42.7 28.2
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $15,902 $92,186,000 57.1
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $2,025 $11,741,000 7.3
STAFF $2,297 $13,318,000 8.2
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $316 $1,832,000 1.1
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $1,033 $5,987,000 3.7
OPERATION $2,756 $15,974,000 9.9
TRANSPORTATION $623 $3,610,000 2.2
OTHER $802 $4,650,000 2.9
TOTAL SUPPORT $9,852 $57,112,000 35.4
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $2,106 $12,209,000 7.6
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $27,860 $161,507,000 100.0
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 84.3
CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 15.2

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VIOLENT PROPERTY TOTAL
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annual crimes per 1,000 residents
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  • Violent Crime Comparison per 1,000 residents

  • NATIONAL MEDIAN
  • 4.7
  • MY CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM
  • in Massachusetts Ave / Hancock St
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  • in Cambridge
    1 in 199
  • in Massachusetts
    1 in 217
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5.03
4.60
Massachusetts Ave /
Hancock St 		Cambridge Massachusetts
Cambridge, MA violent crimes
Population: 101,355
MURDER RAPE ROBBERY ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL 0 13 247 250
RATE PER 1,000 0.00 0.13 2.44 2.47
United States violent crimes
Population: 296,410,404
MURDER RAPE ROBBERY ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL 16,692 93,934 417,122 862,947
RATE PER 1,000 0.06 0.32 1.41 2.91

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  • NATIONAL MEDIAN
  • 34.3
  • MY CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM
  • in Massachusetts Ave / Hancock St
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    1 in 23
  • in Massachusetts
    1 in 41
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43.09
23.82
Massachusetts Ave /
Hancock St 		Cambridge Massachusetts
Cambridge, MA property crimes
Population: 101,355
BURGLARY THEFT MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL 830 3,090 447
RATE PER 1,000 8.19 30.49 4.41
United States property crimes
Population: 296,410,404
BURGLARY THEFT MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL 2,154,126 6,776,807 1,235,226
RATE PER 1,000 7.27 22.86 4.17

  • Crimes Per Square Mile

  • NATIONAL MEDIAN
  • 49.6
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Massachusetts Ave /
Hancock St 		Cambridge Massachusetts

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PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO MA*		 COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 156.37% 8.23% 9 8
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Cambridge, MA Appreciation Rates (city-wide)
PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO MA*		 COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 147.22% 7.74% 10 6
Last 10 Years 96.58% 9.65% 9 8
Last 5 Years 14.64% 2.92% 8 2
Last 2 Years -1.42% -0.71% 9 3
Last 12 Months -1.12% -1.12% 10 4
Latest Quarter 0.16% 0.64% 8 4
* 10 is highest

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