The 02132 zip code is a nice part of Massachusetts.
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02132 has a large population when compared to other zip codes, thanks to all the people that live here this is a great area to live. This is not an area where many people are married. Most people in the 02132 zip of West Roxbury live in the city. West Roxbury has an average number of people who were born far away. Many people here were born in another country. This is an area where not many married couples with children live. There is a large percentage of college graduates here. Not many school age kids live in this zip. There are many poor people in the 02132 zip of West Roxbury. Most people here make lots of money. Many people speak languages
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The morning commute for people in the 02132 zip is no picnic. Not many people here are out of work.
Housing shortages are a problem here, very few vacant houses or apartments exist. The moving habits of the people who live here are close |
to the national norm. This is an area where large homes are very common. Home renters dominate here. There are many old homes in West Roxbury. This area has a mix of detached houses and apartment buildings. The average house here is not cheap. This is more a single people area than a family area. Most of the housing is in urban areas. Renters here pay high rents. Apartment renters in the 02132 zip of West Roxbury spend a high percentage of their income on rent. If you own a house here chances are you're spending big bucks on home owner costs. Home owner costs here are an average chunk of home owners incomes.
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STATISTICS
Latitude: 42.27516
Longitude: -71.14728
Elevation: 20 feet
Persons per household: 2.52
Population: 24058
Households: 10455
Income per household: 144% of national average
Average house value: 222% of national average
Urban vs Rural population: 99%
Married couples with children: 46.7%
Married: 50.7%
Speak only English: 79.5%
From out of state: 66.8%
Foreign born: 16.5%
Moved in the last 5 years: 36.8%
Work at home: 2.4%
Average travel time to work: 32 minutes
People enrolled in school (to gr 12): 20.5%
People with a Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
People in the military + veterans: 11.4%
Unemployment: 2.3%
People below poverty line: 28.1%
Number of vacant housing units: 2.1%
Urban vs rural housing: 100%
Homes owned by occupant: 68.7%
Rooms per home: 5.7
Detached homes: 53.3%
Median year structures were built: 1943
Median rent: 263% of national average
Rent of income: 25.6%
Median home owner cost: 144% of national average
Home owner cost of income: 21.3%
---Source: US Govt. Census 2000
This zip code is part of the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy Metropolitan Area
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Other zip codes near West Roxbury, Massachusetts 02132:
Roslindale, Massachusetts 02131, 1 miles away
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts 02130, 2 miles away
Hyde Park, Massachusetts 02136, 2 miles away
Dedham, Massachusetts 02026, 2 miles away
Readville, Massachusetts 02137, 2 miles away
Dedham, Massachusetts 02027, 3 miles away
Mattapan, Massachusetts 02126, 4 miles away
* Distances listed are direct linear distances from the center of the zip to the center of the other zips.
Outdoors Recreation Around West Roxbury, Massachusetts 02132
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National Parks near West Roxbury, Massachusetts:
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, Boston - MA, 6 miles away
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Woonsocket - RI, 30 miles away
Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, Putnam - CT, 55 miles away
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Campgrounds near West Roxbury, Massachusetts:
Prospect Lake Park, Winthrop, 11 miles away
Normandy Farms Family Camping Resort, Foxboro, 14 miles away
Canoe River Campground, East Mansfield, 15 miles away
Canoe River Campground, Mansfield, 15 miles away
Pine Hollow Camping, Natick, 16 miles away
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Lakes Near West Roxbury, Massachusetts:
Jamaica Pond, Suffolk , 1 miles away
Sargent Pond, Norfolk , 1 miles away
Crystal Lake, Essex , 1 miles away
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Beaches Near West Roxbury, Massachusetts:
Harvey Beach, Suffolk , 3 miles away
Magazine Beach, Middlesex , 3 miles away
Savin Hill Beach, Suffolk , 6 miles away
Malibu Beach, Suffolk , 6 miles away
Carson Beach, Suffolk , 6 miles away
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Ski Areas Near Steeplechase Inn, Brentwood, Tennessee:
Blue Hills, Massachusetts, 4 miles away
309 vertical feet
Bradford, Massachusetts, 24 miles away
300 vertical feet
McIntyre, New Hampshire, 42 miles away
300 vertical feet
Yawgoo Valley, Rhode Island, 48 miles away
245 vertical feet
Wachusett Mountain, Massachusetts, 53 miles away
1000 vertical feet
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Paddling Rivers Near West Roxbury, Massachusetts:
Charles River, Norfolk , 9 miles away
Class I - 0.1 miles long (Needham Rapids)
Concord River, Middlesex , 21 miles away
Class III+(IV) - 1.5 miles long (Close to Lowell)
Cohasset Tidal Rip, Norfolk , 24 miles away
Class I-II - 0 miles long (Cohasset)
Assabet River, Middlesex/Worcester , 27 miles away
Class I-II - 1.5 miles long (Route 117 to Route 62)
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