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Melrose, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Melrose, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 26,983. 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 MELROSE-MA · Melrose, MA 1 ZIPs · 26,983 pop · #1395/25278 · Middlesex County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $133,953
  • RANK-TOP #1395/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Somerville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 67% owners
  • POP-SMALL 26,983
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $822,900

Nearest income peer: Somerville, MA (+ $987 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 Melrose

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Melrose 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, Melrose, MA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 6%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
26,983
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$133,953
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 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $133,953 and home value $822,900 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 62.0%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Melrose as a pure owner town.

Within Massachusetts, East Bridgewater is the closest lower-income city and Lakeville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Melrose.

Population concentration

Melrose's single ZIP 02176 carries the town

Melrose is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 02176 is the entire residential footprint (26,983 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Melrose's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 529 establishments, 5,241 employees , annual payroll $301,650k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 02176 (529 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (85) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Melrose, MA

These ZIP codes sit in Middlesex County, which covers 81 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Melrose. See the Middlesex County roll-up →

Melrose sits in the upper half of Middlesex County on income: Lowell, Framingham and Waltham report less, while Arlington and Natick report more. Lowell marks the far end of that range at $78,949, 41% below Melrose.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
02176 26,983 $133,953 529 2,225
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Melrose 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 Melrose, .