Retire To Cambridge, MA

Air Quality, Hazards, Climate, Recreation, etc.

Cambridge Air Quality Boston & Suffolk/Middlesex Counties
.	Good Days	Moderate Days	Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days	Unhealthy Days	Very Unhealthy Days
2017	178	182	5	0	0
2016	218	141	7	0	0
2015	212	149	3	1	0
2014	212	153	0	0	0
2013	224	136	5	0	0

Cambridge Water Quality
.	% Good	% Threatened	% Impaired
2014	14	0	86
2012	4	0	96
2010	5	0	95
2008	na	na	na
2006	na	na	na
2004	14	0	86
2002	20	0	80

Cambridge Recreation
.	# of Parks	# of Parks (99 City Avg)
National Parks, Historic Sites, etc. (managed by National Park Service)	Cape Cod National Seashore, John F. Kennedy National Historic Site plus 20 more	7
National Campgrounds, Lodges, etc. (other federal agency-managed sites)	8	26
State Parks, Sites, etc.	44	11

Cambridge Climate 1971-2000
.	.	99 City Avg
January - Avg Low Temp	22 F	27 F
January - Avg Daily Temp	29 F	37 F
July - Avg Daily Temp	74 F	74 F
July - Avg High Temp	82 F	86 F
Avg Annual Precipitation	43 in	35 in

Cambridge Elevation
20 feet	GPTR 99 City Average 1,652 feet

Cambridge Natural Hazards
.	Risk Level	99 City Average
Total Hazard Risk	Moderate	Moderate
Earthquake	.6%	10.9%
Tsunami	No Risk	No Risk
Hurricane	20-40	10
Flood	Very High	Very High
Tornado	Low	Low
Volcano	No Risk	No Risk
Wildfire	Low	Low

Cambridge Man-Made Hazards (Nuclear)
Nuclear Power Stations (# Reactors)	Distance from City	GPTR 99 City Average
Pilgrim (1)	30 miles	50% of cities are within 100 miles of at least one nuclear station
Seabrook (1)	40 miles

Cambridge Heating and Cooling Degree Days (avg annual)
.	.	99 City Avg
Total Degree Days	6,407	5,915
HDD	5,630	4,662
CDD	777	1,253

EPA Hazardous Material Cleanup Sites
(Cambridge Area) Cambridge Area EPA Cleanup Sites

Legend: Small green circles (older style maps) or multi-colored circles (newer style maps: click here for legend) indicate 1)Superfund Sites 2)Federal Facilities 3)RCRA Corrective Action Sites and 4)Brownfields Properties)

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