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Highest population density
Communities with the most people per square mile.
| Community | People per square mile |
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| 1. Somerville | 18,156 |
| 2. Cambridge | 15,768 |
| 3. Chelsea | 14,991 |
| 4. Boston | 12,199 |
| 5. Malden | 10,956 |
| 6. Everett | 10,937 |
| 7. Lawrence | 10,153 |
| 8. Winthrop | 8,664 |
| 9. Lynn | 8,136 |
| 10. Brookline | 8,135 |
Source: Massachusetts State Data Center
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Six overlooked Mass. towns
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Kendall Square as a home
For many academics and young professionals, Kendall Square, long a center of the state's biotechnology industry, is becoming a place to live and play.
Mission Hill residents reflect on change
Officially part of Roxbury, Mission Hill is generally thought of as a distinct neighborhood, although one wedged between sharply different worlds.
A cultural remix in West Roxbury
As expensive real estate has forced a steady migration from Boston’s core, the diaspora has reached this outlier neighborhood.
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Massachusetts facts
Check out Boston.com's guide to public records, databases, and other useful information.
- Interactive graphic Massachusetts property tax 2007
- Data Massachusetts average growth by ZIP code, 2001-2005
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Snapshots
Qualify of life can be hard to measure. But the accompanying charts, from the Globe's regional editions, show how area cities and towns measure up.
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