Cambridge, MA
| U.S. News Ratings | |
| Population: | 100,899 |
| Crime: | Average |
| Cost of Living: | High |
| Health Care: | Comprehensive |
| Housing Price: | High |
| Income: | Average |
Geography
Cambridge sits across the Charles River from Boston.
Cultural Attractions
Cultural life revolves around the city’s universities. Harvard offers lectures, workshops, and exhibitions open to the public, and the Cambridge Arts Council displays artwork around the city.
Recreation
Central Square is a good place to catch a live band; Harvard Square is home to shopping, dining and a variety of bookstores; and Inman Square, influenced by a Portuguese community, is a shopping district with many international restaurants.
Historical
America’s first factories for ladders, piano keys, and waterproof hats were located in Cambridge.
Economy
Once an industrial center, Cambridge is now dominated by the technology industry, the universities, and tourism.
| Median home price [details] | $390,000 |
| Median home price, 2008 [details] | $430,000 |
| Number of home sales [details] | 1,257 |
| Median dwelling age (in years) | 64 |
| Average property taxes [details] | $6,082 |
| Place to state foreclosures [details] | 2 |
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