Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety85#139/924
Economy87#122/925
Housing8#855/925
Health98#16/925
Healthcare100#5/923
Environment42#531/917
Education93#69/925
Infrastructure93#69/925
Community71#272/925
Leisure & amenities77#215/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Traffic deaths · low4.7 /100k
100/100Massachusetts 5.4 /100kUnited States 12.3 /100k2020-2024National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationAggregated from counties
Public transit commuters · high8.3%
100/100Massachusetts 6.5%United States 3.2%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08301
Average weekly wage · high$2,077
99/100Massachusetts $1,925United States $1,5142025U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Firearm deaths · low3.2 /100k
99/100Massachusetts 3.5 /100kUnited States 12.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Uninsured residents (under 65) · low3.1%
99/100Massachusetts 3.3%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010
Median household income · high$115,863
99/100Massachusetts $104,569United States $81,6042020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19013

Weaknesses

Average commute time · high30.3 min
4/100Massachusetts 29.1 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Cost of buying a home today · high46.0%
9/100Massachusetts 47.2%United States 34.1%Aug 2026Zillow Research
Home price to income ratio · high5.6×
9/100Massachusetts 5.4×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Child care cost burden · high38.8%
10/100Massachusetts 39.7%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Income inequality (Gini index) · high0.485
13/100Massachusetts 0.489United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083
High ozone days · high2 days
13/100Massachusetts 2 daysUnited States 7 days2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Drought exposureWorsening
2% (2021) → 68% (Nov 2025–Oct 2026)
+66 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Cost of buying a home todayWorsening
34.8% (Dec 2021) → 46.0% (Aug 2026)
+11 pts5 yearsUS 26.4% → 34.1%
Drug overdose deathsImproving
30.6 /100k (2021) → 16.2 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−47%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
High ozone daysImproving
4 days (2017) → 2 days (2022)
−41%5 yearsUS 9 days → 7 days
Income adjusted for local pricesImproving
$72,880 (2019) → $96,156 (2024)
+32%5 yearsUS $55,567 → $73,204
New homes permittedWorsening
3.4 /1k (2021) → 2.4 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−30%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area improved on 13 of 32 measures with a comparison and declined on 6. 1 moved within the margin of error and 12 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved13

Commute−1.5 min31.8 min → 30.3 min
Unemployment−4.5 points8.7% → 4.2%
Bachelor's++3.8 points48.1% → 51.9%
Overdose deaths−41%27.6 /100k → 16.2 /100k
Firearm deaths−12%3.6 /100k → 3.2 /100k

Declined6

Transit use−5.1 points13.4% → 8.3%
Price / income+0.7×4.8× → 5.6×
Rent / income+1 points29.6% → 30.6%
Pharmacies−13%2.2 /10k → 1.9 /10k
Rent burden+2.2 points49.0% → 51.1%

All 32 measures

Change of every measure of Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	5.4 /10k2020	5.6 /10k2025	+4%	Little change	38%
Average commute time	31.8 min2015-2019	30.3 min2020-2024	−1.5 min	Improved	92%
Average weekly wage	$1,7552020	$2,0772025	+18%	Improved	13%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.1%2015-2019	51.9%2020-2024	+3.8 points	Improved	74%
Broadband subscriptions	88.2%2015-2019	93.6%2020-2024	+5.5 points	Improved	11%
Child poverty rate	11.3%2015-2019	9.6%2020-2024	−1.7 points	Improved	41%
Distance to an airport	15 mi2020	15 mi2025	+0 mi	Little change	12%
Drug overdose deaths	27.6 /100k2020	16.2 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−41%	Improved	71%
Effective property tax rate	1.17%2015-2019	1.01%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Little change	60%
Firearm deaths	3.6 /100k2020	3.2 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−12%	Improved	69%
Grocery stores	1.3 /10k2020	1.3 /10k2025	+0.6%	Little change	54%
Gyms and fitness centers	2.1 /10k2020	2.0 /10k2025	−2%	Little change	35%
High school diploma or higher	91.7%2015-2019	92.2%2020-2024	+0.5 points	Within the margin of error	15%
Home price to income ratio	4.8×2015-2019	5.6×2020-2024	+0.7×	Declined	24%
Homicide rate	2.4 /100k2020	1.7 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−32%	Improved	59%
Income adjusted for local prices	$72,8802019	$96,1562024	+32%	Improved	53%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4792015-2019	0.4852020-2024	+0.005	Little change	39%
Median household income	$90,3332015-2019	$115,8632020-2024	+28%	Improved	56%
New business applications	9.7 /1k2020	12.1 /1k2025	+24%	Improved	20%
Pharmacies	2.2 /10k2020	1.9 /10k2025	−13%	Declined	39%
Poverty rate	9.3%2015-2019	8.9%2020-2024	−0.4 points	Improved	36%
Property crime rate	1,004 /100k2020	1,010 /100k2025	+0.6%	Little change	6%
Public libraries	0.5 /10k2019	0.5 /10k2024	−4%	Little change	29%
Public transit commuters	13.4%2015-2019	8.3%2020-2024	−5.1 points	Declined	1%
Rent as share of income	29.6%2015-2019	30.6%2020-2024	+1 points	Declined	37%
Rent-burdened households	49.0%2015-2019	51.1%2020-2024	+2.2 points	Declined	38%
Restaurants and bars	9.1 /10k2020	9.2 /10k2025	+0.6%	Little change	48%
Suicide rate	8.6 /100k2020	8.4 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−2.2%	Little change	65%
Traffic deaths	4.4 /100k2015-2019	4.7 /100k2020-2024	+7%	Declined	50%
Unemployment rate	8.7%2020	4.2%2025	−4.5 points	Improved	88%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	3.3%2015-2019	3.1%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Little change	50%
Violent crime rate	256 /100k2020	256 /100k2025	+0.3%	Little change	26%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area itself moved −1.6 points in standing on average over the same 30 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

4,953,354 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 70–79 women (+0.6 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

4,953,354 residents

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area
United States share

White66%3,244,435
Black6.8%337,292
Hispanic or Latino12%614,179

Education

3,510,605 residents (±406)

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area
United States share

No high school diploma7.8%273,390
High school or GED20%716,944
Some college13%455,394

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

1,940,688 households (±3,871)

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area
United States share

Under $25k12%231,190
$25k–50k11%211,482
$50k–75k11%212,506
$75k–100k10%195,703
$100k–150k18%339,658
$150k–200k13%244,376
$200k or more26%505,773

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $200k or more (+10.2 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

1,940,688 households (±3,871)

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area
United States share

Own62%1,194,568
Rent38%746,120

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

722,053 households (±5,626)

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area
United States share

Under $75014%97,856
$750–1,0003.8%27,258
$1,000–1,50012%88,093

Home values

1,194,568 homes (±6,936)

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area
United States share

Under $150k3.4%40,185
$150k–250k3.0%35,984
$250k–400k11%132,056

Age of homes

2,059,059 homes (±400)

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area
United States share

2010 or later8.8%182,129
2000–20097.6%155,487
1980–199917%358,798

Size of homes

2,059,059 homes (±400)

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area
United States share

Studio3.3%68,580
1 bedroom15%306,641
2 bedrooms28%584,772

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

2,632,451 workers (±7,958)

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area
United States share

Drive alone57%1,502,103
Carpool6.4%168,825
Public transit8.3%217,620
Walk4.6%120,649
Bike1.0%25,753
Work from home21%549,671
Other1.8%47,830

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+15.6 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

2,082,780 workers (±8,037)

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area
United States share

Under 15 min20%418,813
15–29 min32%663,111
30–44 min25%511,490

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The 10 largest occupations in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH employ 539,630 people. 10 pay a median above the US median.

Above the US median
Below the US median

The largest occupations in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH by employment, with median annual pay and how it compares with the United States
Occupation	Jobs	Median pay	vs USCompared with the US	Concentration
Home Health and Personal Care Aides72,420 jobs	72,420	$40,910US $35,800	+14%	0.97×
General and Operations Managers70,950 jobs	70,950

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has 133,807 employer establishments, 269 for every 10,000 residents (1.08× the US rate of 248), with 2,681,704 paid employees at an average annual pay of $94,162. The Census Bureau also counts 479,852 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 133,807; 479,852 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 269; US 248
Paid employees: 2,681,704
Average annual pay: $94,162; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	10,567	21.3	1.16×About typical	184,482	$30,284	1,740
Specialty trade contractors	9,465	19	1.23×About typical	85,313	$92,459	28,841
Ambulatory health care services	9,306	18.7	0.90×About typical	143,135	$86,594	24,994
Lessors of real estate	5,669	11.4	0.93×About typical	36,994	$90,963	49,056
Full-service restaurants	4,652	9.4	1.22×About typical	104,689	$33,909	680
Construction of buildings	4,645	9.3	1.24×About typical	28,465	$99,441	11,544
Services to buildings and dwellings	4,638	9.3	1.38×More than typical	34,892	$51,338	17,974
Building equipment contractors	4,102	8.3	1.37×More than typical	46,269	$97,097	6,172
Limited-service restaurants	3,920	7.9	0.98×About typical	51,825	$26,735	738
Personal care services	3,694	7.4	1.56×More than typical	19,150	$33,561	13,723
Management, scientific and technical consulting	3,652	7.3	1.10×About typical	50,068	$146,332	27,738
Legal services	3,091	6.2	1.16×About typical	25,267	$159,531	6,428

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 4,970,657 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $15.7B on contracts performed in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area: $3,115 per resident (US $2,007).

Obligations: $15.7B; −18% vs FY2025
Per resident: $3,115; US $2,007
Sole-source: 67%; US 30%
Single offer: 4.3%; US 8.7%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of the Army$4.3B27%
Department of the Air Force$3.3B21%
Department of the Navy$2.4B15%
Defense Logistics Agency$1.4B8.9%
Department of Veterans Affairs$888.1M5.7%
Federal Aviation Administration$687.3M4.4%
Missile Defense Agency$446.7M2.8%
Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response$377.7M2.4%

Top recipients

RAYTHEON COMPANY$3.4B22%
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY$1.3B8.5%
RAYTHEON COMPANY$1.2B7.6%
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$1.2B7.4%
RAYTHEON COMPANY$969.6M6.2%

Spending by fiscal year

11.9BFY2017
13.8BFY2018
14.7BFY2019
19.3BFY2020
22.3BFY2021
16.7BFY2022
16.8BFY2023
17.3B

Top industries (NAICS)

Aerospace product and parts manufacturing · 3364$3.6B23%
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing · 3345$3.3B21%
Scientific research and development services · 5417$2.6B16%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$1.3B8.5%
Other professional, scientific, and technical services · 5419$537.7M3.4%

Largest awards

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTS, ENGINEERING SERVICES. MOD ISSUED TO TRANSFER GFP FROM THIS CONTRACT TO N0002422C5501.$5.7B
RAYTHEON COMPANY· Middlesex County, MA· Research & development· Nov 10, 2016 – Apr 16, 2026· N0002405C5346
AN/SPY-6(V) HARDWARE PRODUCTION$5.1B
RAYTHEON COMPANY· Essex County, MA· Other equipment & supplies· Mar 31, 2022 – Apr 21, 2026· N0002422C5500
KSA FMS ARMY NAVY TRANSPORTABLE RADAR SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL MODEL 2 (AN/TPY-2) PRODUCTION$2.7B
RAYTHEON COMPANY· Middlesex County, MA· Other equipment & supplies· Jun 26, 2020 – Mar 5, 2026· HQ086220C0002
UNDEFINITIZED CONTRACT ACTION (UCA) FOR LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM (LTAMDS)

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $45.7B in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area: $9,069 per resident (US $12,975).

Assistance · FY2026: $45.7B; +6.5% vs FY2025
Per resident: $9,069; US $12,975
Loan face value: $1.3B; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.0%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$18.4B40%
93.774 · Medicare Supplementary Medical Insurance$6B13%
93.773 · Medicare Hospital Insurance$3.8B8.4%
93.770 · Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage$3.1B6.7%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$1.9B4.2%
14.871 · Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers$1.7B3.6%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$1.3B3.0%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$1.3B2.8%

Top recipients (organizations)

MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$655.1M1.4%
BOSTON, MA
THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION$636.1M1.4%
BOSTON, MA
BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY$569.5M1.2%
BOSTON, MA
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND LIVABLE COMMUNITIES$466.7M1.0%
BOSTON, MA
BRIGHAM & WOMENS HOSPITAL INC

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$22.4B49%
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services$12.9B28%
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health$3.1B6.8%
Department of Health and Human Services
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing$1.9B4.1%
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration

Assistance by fiscal year

34.7BFY2021
31.7BFY2022
35.2BFY2023
39.8BFY2024
42.9BFY2025
45.7BFY2026
0FY2027

County aggregates

81%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2027.

Counties in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

States

The share of the area's residents living in each state.

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Massachusetts

Areas based in Massachusetts, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-10-06
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved13

Declined6

Metro and micro areas like Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

States

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Massachusetts

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved13

Declined6

Household income

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

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