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Arlington, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Arlington, MA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 42,844. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ARLINGTON-MA · Arlington, MA 2 ZIPs · 42,844 pop · #847/25278 · Middlesex County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $150,846
  • RANK-TOP #847/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Natick
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 62% owners
  • POP-SMALL 42,844
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 02474→02476
  • HOME-TOP $934,000

Nearest income peer: Natick, MA ( $12,283 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Arlington

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Arlington on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Arlington, MA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 3%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
42,844
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$150,846
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $150,846 and home value $934,000 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 76.0%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.8%) for this income tier, rent $2,048 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Massachusetts, Littleton is the closest lower-income city and Wrentham the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Arlington.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Arlington differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Arlington: $150,560 in ZIP 02474 to $151,131 in 02476. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.0×

02474 to 02476

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.0×

02474 to 02476

Poverty-rate spread
2.1 points

02474 to 02476

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 02474 skews compact Arlington

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 02474 covers about 61% of Arlington's 42,844 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Arlington

Citywide ZBP: 888 establishments, 7,861 employees , annual payroll $464,149k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 02474 (452 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (145) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Arlington, MA

These ZIP codes sit in Middlesex County, which covers 81 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Arlington. See the Middlesex County roll-up →

No other city sharing Middlesex County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Arlington. Lowell, Cambridge and Somerville sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Lowell marks the far end of that range at $78,949, 48% below Arlington.

Side-by-side: Compare 02474 vs 02476 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
02474 26,312 $150,560 452 3,330
02476 16,532 $151,131 436 3,050
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Arlington roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Arlington, .