Moving to Melrose, Massachusetts
About Melrose, Massachusetts

Melrose is a city located in the Greater Boston metropolitan area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Its population as of the 2020 census was 29,817. It is a suburb located approximately seven miles north of Boston. It is situated in the center of the triangle created by Interstates 93, 95 and U.S. Route 1.
The land that comprises Melrose was first settled in 1628 and was once part of Charlestown and then Malden. It became the Town of Melrose in 1850 and then the City of Melrose in 1900.
Gender
Gender | Melrose | Massachusetts | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Female | 52% | 51.5% | 50.8% |
Male | 48% | 48.5% | 49.2% |
Gender
Female Male
Household Income
< $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more
Income | Melrose | Massachusetts | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 3.2% | 5% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2.6% | 4.1% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 6.5% | 6.8% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 6.1% | 6.4% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 6.5% | 9% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 10.8% | 13.9% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 9.3% | 12% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 16.4% | 18% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 17.9% | 10.6% | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 20.7% | 14.2% | 8.3% |
Education
< 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree
Education | Melrose | Massachusetts | Country |
---|---|---|---|
< 9th Grade | 4% | 3% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 2% | 5% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 16% | 24% | 27.0% |
Other College | 12% | 15% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 6% | 8% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 31% | 25% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 21% | 14% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 4% | 3% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 4% | 3% | 1.0% |
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Race / Ethnicity
White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other
Ethnicity | Melrose | Massachusetts | Country |
---|---|---|---|
White | 80.4% | 70.8% | 60.1% |
African American | 3.3% | 6.8% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 0% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
Asian | 9.2% | 6.7% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0% | 0% | 0.2% |
Other | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% |
Multiracial | 3.3% | 2.7% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 3.7% | 12% | 18.2% |
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