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Burlington, VT vs Northampton, MA

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Highlights
- Northampton is 0% more densely populated than Burlington.
- People are 66.9% more likely to be married in Northampton.
- The Median Age is 13.8 years older in Northampton.
 Burlington, VTNorthampton, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock29,379329,725,481
 Female Population52.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4138.4
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 Population - 201042,435  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock28,978285,036,114
 Population - 199039,127  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now9.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock857.993.4
 Land Area10.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Burlington, VTNorthampton, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2018.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock8.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Burlington, VTNorthampton, MAUnited States
 White83.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.6%12.2%
 Asian4.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Burlington, VTNorthampton, MAUnited States
 Married Population24.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock58.9%50.2%
 Never Married63.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.5%10.8%
 Widowed3.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.132.60
 Households17,174  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,47880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,867  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Burlington    32 Reviews

The good: beautiful, safe, walkable downtown, outdoors nearby. The bad: the woke nonsense is overwhelming, winters are long and brutal, dating scene is beyond  More

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Having lived in the Burlington VT area for more than a decade, I wish I would have done my research before relocating. Yes, VT has some great draws- but the cons far out  More

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Over 8 years ago

If your a hippie you'll love Burlington! The grass is green all year round.  More

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Reviews for Northampton    6 Reviews

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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