Retire To Cambridge, MA

Cambridge, Massachusetts is one of the great places in the U.S. to live in retirement. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, medical care, cost of living and other demographics.

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Cambridge Population
.	1990	2000	2010	2016 (est.)
Middlesex County	blank	blank	blank	1,589,774
Cambridge	95,802	101,355	105,162	110,651

Cambridge Home Sales Prices (new & existing homes)
.	Monthly Average	Annual Average	Yr-Over-Yr Change
2018	.	$1,079,435	-32.6%
Sep	$872,130	.	.
Aug	$1,126,656	.	.
Jul	$1,229,615	.	.
Jun	$1,031,837	.	.
May	$950,193	.	.
Apr	$981,789	.	.
Mar	$823,667	.	.
Feb	$1,462,600	.	.
2017	.	$863,083	-32.6%
2016	.	$1,280,933	83.1%
2015	.	$699,476	17.6%
2014	.	$595,014	13.2%
2013	.	$525,437	3.3%

Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison 2018
.	Cambridge	GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price	$1,079,435	$419,000
Nearest Big City	Boston	na
Home Sales Price in Boston	$491,000	$340,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index	178% of Boston home prices	101%

Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison 2018
.	Cambridge	GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price	$1,079,435	$419,000
Monthly Rent	$2,182	$1,495
Price/Rent Index	33.2 times the annual rent	19.0

Cambridge Cost of Living 2018
194%	GPTR 99 City Average 109%

Cambridge Taxes 2018
blank	Tax Rate	Days Worked to Pay	State Rank	Tax Rate (99 City Avg)	Days Worked to Pay (99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax	6.3%	--	16*	6.8%	--
Federal, State and Local Tax	--	116 days	45*	--	113 days
* State rank of 1 pays the lowest taxes