Cambridge, Massachusetts Real Estate Buyer Agent - MLS Realtors List

Population (year 2000): 101,355. Estimated population in July 2005: 100,135 (-1.2% change)
Males: 49,674 (49.0%), Females: 51,681 (51.0%)

Zip codes: .

Median resident age: 30.4 years
Median household income: $47,979 (year 2000)
Median house value: $398,500 (year 2000)

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Races in Cambridge:

• White Non-Hispanic (64.6%)
• Black (11.9%)
• Hispanic (7.4%)
• Chinese (4.8%)
• Two or more races (4.6%)
• Other race (3.2%)
• Asian Indian (2.7%)
• Korean (1.9%)
• Other Asian (1.1%)
• Japanese (0.9%)
• American Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Irish (13.3%), English (9.2%), German (7.9%), Italian (7.5%), West Indian (5.1%), Russian (3.8%).

Land area: 6.4 square miles

For population 25 years and over in Cambridge

• High school or higher: 89.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 65.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 38.5%
• Unemployed: 6.1%
• Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cambridge city

• Never married: 52.4%
• Now married: 34.7%
• Separated: 1.8%
• Widowed: 3.8%
• Divorced: 7.3%

25.9% Foreign born (9.1% Asia, 7.3% Latin America, 6.5% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +5,503 (+5.7%).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (3.9 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: New York, NY (224.8 miles , pop. 8,008,278).

Nearest cities: Somerville, MA (1.3 miles ), Medford, MA (3.2 miles ), Brookline, MA (3.4 miles ), Boston, MA (3.9 miles ), Belmont, MA (4.6 miles ), Everett, MA (4.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

• 1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $72,300
• 1997: 0 buildings
• 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $893,500
• 1999: 11 buildings, average cost: $454,100
• 2000: 13 buildings, average cost: $306,800
• 2001: 16 buildings, average cost: $183,100
• 2002: 45 buildings, average cost: $135,500
• 2003: 22 buildings, average cost: $776,300
• 2004: 39 buildings, average cost: $285,200
• 2005: 47 buildings, average cost: $383,000

Latitude: 42.37 N, Longitude: 71.11 W

Area codes: 617, 857, 508

Cambridge, Massachusetts business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (39.0%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (19.3%).

Daytime population change due to commuting: +59,174 (+58.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 25,554 (46.5%)

Average climate in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Cambridge-area historical tornado activity is near Massachusetts state average. It is 36% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.6 miles away from the Cambridge city center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 9/29/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.7 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Anne McCaffrey - (born 1926), fantasy author, Charles Peirce, E. E. Cummings, James Russell Lowell - (1819-1891), writer, Matt Damon - (born 1970), actor, Ted Rall - (born 1963), political cartoonist., Brad Norton - NHL player (Los Angeles Kings, born: Feb 13, 1975), Fred Allen - (1894-1956), comedian, Leroy Anderson - (1908-1975), composer, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr..

Main business address for: SAPIENT CORP (SERVICES-COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN), ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS INC (BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES)), ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS), FORRESTER RESEARCH INC (SERVICES-ENGINEERING, ACCOUNTING, RESEARCH, MANAGEMENT), ARTISOFT INC (SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE), GENZYME CORP (BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES)), TRANSKARYOTIC THERAPIES INC (BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES)), CURIS INC (BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES)) and 22 other public companies.

• CAMBRIDGE HOSPITAL (1493 CAMBRIDGE ST)
• MT AUBURN HOSP (330 MT AUBURN ST)
• STILLMAN INFIRMARY-HARVARD UNIV (75 MOUNT AUBURN STREET)
• YOUVILLE REHAB CHRONIC DISEASE HOSP (1575 CAMBRIDGE ST)

• GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 8 miles; BOSTON, MA; ID: BOS)
• LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 14 miles; BEDFORD, MA; ID: BED)
• MANCHESTER (about 45 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)

• NORWOOD MEMORIAL (about 14 miles; NORWOOD, MA; ID: OWD)
• BEVERLY MUNI (about 21 miles; BEVERLY, MA; ID: BVY)
• MERRIMACK VALLEY (about 24 miles; METHUEN, MA; ID: MA2)

• 3 miles: BACK BAY (BOSTON, 145 DARTMOUTH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
• 4 miles: BOSTON, NORTH STATION (BOSTON, 126 CAUSEWAY ST.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area.
• 5 miles: BOSTON (SO. STA) (BOSTON, ATLANTIC AVE. & SUMMER ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.ci.cambridge.ma.us

Colleges/Universities in Cambridge:

• HARVARD UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 20,531; Location: MASSACHUSETTS HALL; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.harvard.edu/; Offers Doctor's degree)
• MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (FT enrollment: 9,895; Location: 77 MASSACHUSETTS AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: web.mit.edu/; Offers Doctor's degree)
• LESLEY UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment: 3,700; Location: 29 EVERETT ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.lesley.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
• CAMBRIDGE COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 1,724; Location: 1000 MASSACHUSETTS AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: WWW.CAMBRIDGE.EDU; Offers Master's degree)
• WESTON JESUIT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY (FT enrollment: 156; Location: 3 PHILLIPS PL; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.wjst.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
• LONGY SCHOOL OF MUSIC (FT enrollment: 147; Location: ONE FOLLEN ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.longy.edu; Offers Master's degree)
• MUSCULAR THERAPY INSTITUTE (FT enrollment: 98; Location: 122 RINDGE AVE; Private, for-profit; Website: www.mtinstitute.com)
• EPISCOPAL DIVINITY SCHOOL (FT enrollment: 74; Location: 99 BRATTLE ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.episdivschool.org; Offers Doctor's degree)
• HARCOURT LEARNING DIRECT (Location: 43 Thorndike Street, Bulfinch Square; Private, for-profit; Website: www.harcourt-learning.com)
• COMPUTER PROCESSING INSTITUTE (Location: 615 MASSACHUSETTS AVE; Private, for-profit)
• TRAVEL EDUCATION CENTER (Location: 100 CAMBRIDGE PK DR; Private, for-profit; Website: WWW.TRAVELEDUCATION.COM)
• HARCOURT LEARNING DIRECT CENTER FOR DEGREE STUDIES (Location: 43 Thorndike Street, Bulfinch Square; Private, for-profit; Website: www.harcourt-learning.com)
• LINCOLN INSTITUTE OF LAND POLICY (Location: 113 BRATTLE ST; Private, not-for-profit)
• THE CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS (Location: 2020 MASSACHUSETTS AVE; Private, for-profit)

• BOSTON UNIVERSITY (about 2 miles; BOSTON, MA; Full-time enrollment: 25,110)
• BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC (about 2 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 3,122)
• NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 19,294)
• WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 3 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 2,732)
• SIMMONS COLLEGE (about 3 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 2,386)
• EMERSON COLLEGE (about 4 miles; Boston, MA; FT enrollment: 3,697)
• TUFTS UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; MEDFORD, MA; FT enrollment: 8,627)

• CAMBRIDGE RINDGE AND LATIN (Students: 1,883; Location: 459 BROADWAY; Grades: 09 - 12)

• BUCKINGHAM BROWNE NICHOLS SCHO (Students: 949; Location: 80 GERRYS LANDING ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
• MATIGON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 550; Location: 1 MATIGON RD; Grades: 9 - 12)
• NORTH CAMBRIDGE CATHOLIC HIGH (Students: 230; Location: 40 NORRIS STREET; Grades: 9 - 12)
• JAMES F. FARR ACADEMY (Students: 33; Location: 71 PEARL STREET; Grades: 11 - 12)
• CASTLE SCHOOL (Students: 10; Location: 298 HARVARD ST; Grades: 9 - 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Cambridge:

• KING OPEN (Students: 570; Location: 850 CAMBRIDGE STREET; Grades: KG - 08)
• PEABODY (Students: 549; Location: 70 RINDGE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 09)
• KENNEDY-LONGFELLOW (Students: 449; Location: 158 SPRING STREET; Grades: PK - 09)
• MORSE (Students: 440; Location: 40 GRANITE STREET; Grades: PK - 08)
• GRAHAM AND PARKS (Students: 423; Location: 44 LINNAEAN STREET; Grades: KG - 08)
• JOHN M TOBIN (Students: 414; Location: 197 VASSAL LANE; Grades: PK - 08)
• MARIA L. BALDWIN (Students: 382; Location: 28 SACRAMENTO STREET; Grades: KG - 09)
• CAMBRIDGEPORT (Students: 331; Location: 89 ELM STREET; Grades: KG - 08)
• BENJAMIN BANNEKER CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 329; Location: 21 NOTRE DAME AVENUE; Grades: KG - 08)
• AMIGOS SCHOOL (Students: 299; Location: 100 PUTNAM AVENUE; Grades: KG - 08)

• SHADY HILL SCHOOL (Students: 493; Location: 178 COOLIDGE HILL; Grades: PK - 8)
• CAMBRIDGE FRIENDS SCHOOL (Students: 282; Location: 5 CADBURY ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
• CAMBRIDGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL IN (Students: 259; Location: 161 GARDEN STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
• ST PETER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 234; Location: 96 CONCORD AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
• FAYERWEATHER STREET SCHOOL (Students: 151; Location: 765 CONCORD AVER STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
• THE HENRY BUCKNER SCHOOL (Students: 66; Location: 85 BISHOP RICHARD ALLEN DRIVE; Grades: PK - 1)
• BOSTON ARCHDIOCESAN CHOIR SCH (Students: 58; Location: 29 MOUNT AUBURN STREET; Grades: 5 - 8; Boys only)
• MULBERRY CHILD CARE CENTER (Students: 25; Location: 600 MEMORIAL DRIVE; Grades: PK - KG)

• CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $3,885,065; Location: 449 BROADWAY; 364,548 books; 16,023 audio materials; 5,586 video materials; 843 serial subscriptions)

Notable locations in Cambridge: Acorn Office Park (A), Alumni Swimming Pool (B), Porter Square Station (C), Stop amd Shop Center (D), University Park (E), Cambridge Office Park (F), Charlesgate Yacht Club (G), Cutter Square (H), Fresh Pond Golf Course (I), Fresh Pond Municipal Golf Course (J), Gold Star Pool (K), Great Court (L), Harvard Observatory (M), Hoyt Field (N), Holmes Building (O), Holman Building (P), North Cambridge Senior Center (Q), Clark Building (R), Eliot House (S), Hollis Building (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Porter Square Shopping Center (1), The Atrium Shopping Center (2), Cambridgeside Galleria Shopping Center (3), Central Plaza Shopping Center (4), Central Square Mall Shopping Center (5), Fresh Pond Mall Shopping Center (6), Fresh Pond Shopping Center (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Cambridge include: Western Avenue Baptist Church (A), Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chapel (B), Cambridgeport Baptist Church (C), Massachusetts Avenue Baptist Church (D), Transcendental Meditation Center (E), Christ Church (F), Christ Episcopal Church (G), Christian Life Center (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Cambridge Cemetery (1), North Cambridge Catholic Cemetery (2), Burial Hill Cemetery (3), Old Burying Ground (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Jerrys Pond (A), Blacks Nook (B), Lily Pond (C), Little Fresh Pond (D), Fresh Pond (E), Charles River Basin (F), Perch Pond (G), Salt Marsh (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers: Little River (A), Millers River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Cambridge include: Saint Peters Field (1), Morse School Playground (2), Sheridan Square (3), John A Ahern Field (4), Lusitania Field (5), Library Park (6), Charles Park (7), Alden Play Area (8), Sacrament Field (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beach: Magazine Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: (A). Display/hide its location on the map  

Cambridge compared to Massachusetts state average:

• Median house value significantly above state average.
• Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
• Median age below state average.
• Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
• Renting percentage above state average.
• Number of rooms per house below state average.
• Number of college students above state average.
• Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.
• Population density above state average for cities.

• WEZE (590 AM; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: NEW ENGLAND CONTINENTAL MEDIA, INC.)
• WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
• WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
• WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
• WILD (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF BOSTON LICENSES, LLC)
• WXKS (1430 AM; 5 kW; EVERETT, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
• WUNR (1600 AM; 20 kW; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: CHAMPION BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
• WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
• WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
• WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
• WNTN (1550 AM; 10 kW; NEWTON, MA; Owner: COLT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
• WBPS (1150 AM; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF BOSTON LICENSEE, L.L.C.)
• WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

• WXKS-FM (107.9 FM; MEDFORD, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
• WMJX (106.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
• WBCN (104.1 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: HEMISPHERE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
• WZLX (100.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF BOSTON)
• WERS (88.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: EMERSON COLLEGE)
• W267AI (101.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: MCC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
• WMBR (88.1 FM; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: TECHNOLOGY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
• WHRB (95.3 FM; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: HARVARD RADIO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
• WFNX (101.7 FM; LYNN, MA; Owner: MCC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
• WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
• WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
• WJMN (94.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
• WCRB (102.5 FM; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: CHARLES RIVER BROADCASTING WCRB LICE)
• WTKK (96.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
• WROR-FM (105.7 FM; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
• WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
• WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
• WODS (103.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
• WMFO (91.5 FM; MEDFORD, MA; Owner: TUFTS UNIVERSITY)
• WZBC (90.3 FM; NEWTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE)

• WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
• WTMU-LP (Channel 32; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ZGS BOSTON, INC.)
• WCEA-LP (Channel 58; BOSTON, MA; Owner: CHANNEL 19 TV CORPORATION)
• WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
• WHDH-TV (Channel 7; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WHDH-TV)
• WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
• WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
• WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
• WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
• WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
• WBZ-TV (Channel 4; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
• WGBX-TV (Channel 44; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
• W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
• WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
• WWDP (Channel 46; NORWELL, MA; Owner: NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC)
• WFXZ-CA (Channel 24; BOSTON, MA; Owner: BOSTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
• WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
• WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)
• WPRI-TV (Channel 12; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: TVL BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
• WNAC-TV (Channel 64; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WNAC, LLC)
• WJAR (Channel 10; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
• WSBE-TV (Channel 36; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TELECOM. AUTHORITY)

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