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Area: 0.335 square miles

Population: 27,081

Population density:
Beacon Hill:

80,879 people per square mile
Boston:

13,418 people per square mile
  • Races in 2022
    • 22,54578.3%White
    • 2,1517.5%Hispanic or Latino
    • 2,0777.2%Asian
    • 9863.4%Two or more races
    • 6642.3%Black
    • 3791.3%Some other race
Age and Sex of Residents in Beacon Hill in Boston, MA
Median household income in 2022:
Beacon Hill:

$111,318
Boston:

$86,331

  • Distribution of median household income

  • Distribution of median household income
  • 1,725Less than $10,000
  • 2,199$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,200$20,000 to $29,999
  • 475$30,000 to $39,999
  • 893$40,000 to $49,999
  • 661$50,000 to $59,999
  • 563$60,000 to $74,999
  • 2,729$75,000 to $99,999
  • 2,582$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,943$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,733$150,000 to $199,999
  • 3,681$200,000 or more
  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value

  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value
  • 361$250,000 to $299,999
  • 968$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,487$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1,120$500,000 to $749,999
  • 2,847$750,000 to $999,999
  • 3,183$1,000,000 or more
  • Distribution of rent paid by renters

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters
  • 412$100 to $199
  • 2,104$200 to $299
  • 2,658$300 to $399
  • 412$900 to $999
  • 1,551$1,000 to $1,249
  • 2,563$1,500 to $1,999
  • 8,613$2,000 or more
Median rent in 2022:
Beacon Hill:

$2,207
Boston:

$1,814

Zip codes: 02108, 02114.

Males:

12,611
Females:

14,469
Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:

33.1 years
Whole city:

32.7 years
Females:
This neighborhood:

30.0 years
Whole city:

34.1 years

Average household size:
Beacon Hill:

1.5 people
Boston:

2.1 people

Percentage of family households:
Beacon Hill:

17.4%
Boston:

34.5%
Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:

19.6%
Boston:

26.9%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Beacon Hill:

65.6%
Boston:

24.9%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
Beacon Hill:

0.0%
Boston:

15.7%

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Beacon Hill:

24.2%
Boston:

26.8%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Beacon Hill:

38.7%
city:

28.3%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
Beacon Hill:

2.1%
Boston:

8.0%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:

31.5%
Boston:

42.4%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Beacon Hill:

48.0%
Boston:

26.6%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:

2.4%
city:

3.3%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:

18.1%
Boston:

27.6%

Educational Attainment in 2022
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Beacon Hill
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Beacon Hill
  • 1,1571 room
  • 8852 rooms
  • 1,0823 rooms
  • 1,9134 rooms
  • 3195 rooms
  • 5596 rooms
  • 07 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 6519+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Beacon Hill
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Beacon Hill
  • 2,7131 room
  • 1,9662 rooms
  • 4,6383 rooms
  • 3,5734 rooms
  • 6875 rooms
  • 06 rooms
  • 07 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 4119+ rooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Beacon Hill
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Beacon Hill
  • 1,157no bedroom
  • 1,3261 bedroom
  • 1,2082 bedrooms
  • 1,0493 bedrooms
  • 5374 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Beacon Hill
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Beacon Hill
  • 3,146no bedroom
  • 5,8251 bedroom
  • 3,8512 bedrooms
  • 7813 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 4115+ bedrooms
Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:

0.6
Boston:

1.4

Average number of cars or other vehicles available in apartments:
Here:

0.3
city:

0.7

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
Beacon Hill:

86.8%
Boston:

69.7%


Housing prices:

  • Average estimated value of townhouses or other attached units in 2022 (6.6% of all units):
    This neighborhood:

    $2,281,111
    Massachusetts:

    $617,749

  • Average estimated '22 value of housing units in 3-to-4-unit structures (17.6% of all units):
    Beacon Hill:

    $1,238,114
    Massachusetts:

    $601,912

  • Average estimated '22 value of housing units in 5-or-more-unit structures (8.2% of all units):
    Beacon Hill:

    $638,460
    Massachusetts:

    $555,768

Year house built in Beacon Hill
  • Year house built in Beacon Hill
  • 02020 or later
  • 1892010 to 2019
  • 02000 to 2009
  • 9641990 to 1999
  • 9491980 to 1989
  • 1,0631970 to 1979
  • 1,3181960 to 1969
  • 9391950 to 1959
  • 3201940 to 1949
  • 17,6671939 or earlier
Owners and renters by unit type

City-data.com crime index for city in 2020 (higher means more crime):
City:

258.2
U.S. average:

219.5

  • Travel time to work (commute)

  • Travel time to work (commute)
  • 613Less than 5 minutes
  • 1,3175 to 9 minutes
  • 2,39110 to 14 minutes
  • 2,37315 to 19 minutes
  • 3,46520 to 24 minutes
  • 2,02125 to 29 minutes
  • 1,53430 to 34 minutes
  • 26135 to 39 minutes
  • 46040 to 44 minutes
  • 1,12945 to 59 minutes
  • 77660 to 89 minutes
  • 16290 or more minutes
  • Means of transportation to work

  • Means of transportation to work
  • 9.7%2,093Drove a car alone
  • 4.7%1,012Bus
  • 15.7%3,390Subway or elevated rail
  • 3.2%702Long-distance train or commuter rail
  • 1.1%227Taxi
  • 42.6%9,202Walked
  • 3.0%655Other means
  • 26.6%5,754Worked at home
  • Time leaving home to go to work

  • Time leaving home to go to work
  • 1356:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.
  • 8216:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.
  • 1,1277:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.
  • 1,7237:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.
  • 3,9258:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.
  • 4,3228:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.
  • 2,6809:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.
  • 1,22710:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.
  • 10811:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.
  • 19812:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.
  • 2884:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.

Occupations of males:

  • Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
    Here:

    21.5%
    city:

    12.7%

  • Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
    Here:

    15.0%
    city:

    9.1%

  • Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
    Here:

    8.8%
    city:

    7.4%

  • Percentage of males in architecture and engineering occupations:
    Here:

    6.6%
    city:

    3.1%

  • Percentage of males in life, physical, and social science occupations:
    Here:

    13.4%
    city:

    3.9%

  • Percentage of males in legal occupations:
    Here:

    2.7%
    city:

    2.5%

  • Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
    Here:

    4.2%
    city:

    5.7%

  • Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
    Here:

    9.0%
    city:

    2.7%

  • Percentage of males in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
    Here:

    9.6%
    city:

    4.4%

  • Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
    Here:

    7.8%
    city:

    15.2%

  • Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
    Here:

    1.5%
    city:

    4.4%


Occupations of females:

  • Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
    Here:

    26.3%
    city:

    12.2%

  • Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
    Here:

    20.3%
    city:

    9.5%

  • Percentage of females in computer and mathematical occupations:
    Here:

    3.1%
    city:

    3.2%

  • Percentage of females in architecture and engineering occupations:
    Here:

    3.2%
    city:

    1.0%

  • Percentage of females in life, physical, and social science occupations:
    Here:

    7.4%
    city:

    3.3%

  • Percentage of females in community and social services occupations:
    Here:

    1.2%
    city:

    3.1%

  • Percentage of females in legal occupations:
    Here:

    2.0%
    city:

    2.3%

  • Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
    Here:

    7.6%
    city:

    9.4%

  • Percentage of females in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
    Here:

    6.9%
    city:

    3.4%

  • Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
    Here:

    4.2%
    city:

    10.2%

  • Percentage of females in service occupations:
    Here:

    2.1%
    city:

    18.6%

  • Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
    Here:

    15.8%
    city:

    20.2%


Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
    Beacon Hill:

    9.1%
    Boston:

    11.0%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in undergraduate colleges:
    Beacon Hill:

    4.4%
    Boston:

    11.0%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
    Beacon Hill:

    9.4%
    Boston:

    4.3%

  • Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
    Beacon Hill:

    39.8%
    Boston:

    13.8%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Beacon Hill:

12.5%
Boston:

17.1%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2022):
Beacon Hill:

2008
Boston:

2011

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2022):
Beacon Hill:

2016
Boston:

2020

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Beacon Hill:

97.4%
Boston:

78.2%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 53.4%Utility gas
  • 30.2%Electricity
  • 6.7%No fuel used
  • 5.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.8%Other fuel

Highways in this neighborhood:

Embankment Rd (State Hwy 28, David G Mugar Way)

Length: 0.82 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 114

Charles St (State Hwy 28, State Hwy 2)

Length: 0.65 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199

Charlesbank Rd (State Hwy 28)

Length: 0.09 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW

State Hwy 3 (Longfellow Brg)

Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W

Roads and streets:

Beacon St

Length: 0.74 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 18 to 103

Mount Vernon St

Length: 0.69 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199

Pinckney St

Length: 0.49 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 198

Chestnut St

Length: 0.48 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 199

Tremont St

Length: 0.43 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 100 to 186

Revere St

Length: 0.39 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 199

Myrtle St

Length: 0.38 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 199

Cambridge St

Length: 0.30 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE

W Cedar St

Length: 0.29 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 199

Phillips St

Length: 0.25 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99

Joy St

Length: 0.25 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2 to 68

Brimmer St

Length: 0.22 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99

River St

Length: 0.21 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 5 to 99

Cedar Lane Way

Length: 0.16 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99

Anderson St

Length: 0.16 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 5 to 99

Branch St

Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99

Grove St

Length: 0.12 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 5 to 99

Louisburg Sq

Length: 0.12 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2 to 98

Park St

Length: 0.12 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 8

Garden St

Length: 0.12 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 19 to 99

Bowdoin St

Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 50 to 199

Derne St

Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99

Byron St

Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: E-W

Beaver Pl

Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 16 to 99

S Russell St

Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 21 to 99

Walnut St

Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99

Lime St

Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99

Irving St

Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 29 to 99

Acorn St

Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99

Hancock St

Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 59 to 99

Spruce St

Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99

Silver Pl

Length: 0.06 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1 to 99

Spruce Pl

Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99

Willow St

Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99

Charles River Sq

Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 27

W Hill Pl

Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 16

Wadsworth Pl

Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: N-S

Temple St

Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 36 to 99

Beaver St

Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99

Otis Pl

Length: 0.04 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99

Park Street Pl

Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99

Spruce Ct

Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 14

Joy Ct

Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2 to 98

Joy Pl

Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: E-W

Smith Ct

Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99

Lindall Ct

Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: N-S

Pleasure Rd

Length: 0.03 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE

Mount Vernon Pl

Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99

Rollins Pl

Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99

Goodwin Pl

Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99

Phillips Ct

Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: N-S

Sentry Hill Pl

Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99

Thompson Ct

Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99

River Street Pl

Length: 0.02 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S
Address range: 1 to 99

Primus Ave

Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 15

Strong Pl

Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99

Champney Pl

Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99

Bellingham Pl

Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1 to 99

Anderson Pl

Length: 0.01 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1 to 99
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