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A Mass. city was named best place to live for families in 2023, according to Fortune

By Lindsey Thorpe, Boston 25 News Staff

Members of the Harvard-Radcliffe Women's Heavyweight Crew team train against the Boston city skyline on the Charles River in preparation for the Head of the Charles Regatta on October 12, 2022 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

By Lindsey Thorpe, Boston 25 News Staff

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A Massachusetts city is ranked the top place to live for families out of America’s best zip codes all of which can help fight isolation and build social ties, according to Fortune.

The publication recently released its annual list of 50 best places to live for families, and Cambridge ranked number one.

“Home to world-renowned educational institutions Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge embraces its dual position as a college town and bustling metro, just across the Charles River from Boston,” Fortune wrote.

Cambridge, with a population of 117,200, is known for its universities, museums, craft breweries, outdoor spaces, the Head of the Charles Regatta, and its bustling squares.

“It’s most well-known, Harvard Square, is full of charming historic buildings, cafés, boutiques, theaters, and performance spaces,” the publication wrote.

The median sale price for a single-family residence in Cambridge in 2022 was $913,759, and the median household income was $116,709, according to Fortune.

Locals also enjoy living in Cambridge because of a few other perks which include low crime rates, and quality public schools, 41% of which were rated above average by the national nonprofit GreatSchools, according to the publication.

Fortune analyzed nearly 1,900 cities, towns, villages, suburbs, exurbs, and townships across all 50 states, using more than 200,000 unique data points to find the best place in every state.

The best places to Live scored high in the areas of health care, education, and resources for seniors, which the publication said all help fight isolation and build social ties.

Another New England city made the top 10: Portsmouth, N.H., ranked 2 on the list. After that, New England entries were placed in the following order: Portland, Maine, ranked 15, South Burlington, Vermont, ranked 21, Norwalk, Conn., ranked 29, and Cranston, R.I., ranked 38.

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