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At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 5.9 µg/m³.

Last checked 2026-10-0720 sources

Median gross salary (region)5,008EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year Table B20002 — total median earnings; B20017 total checked
Unemployment rate3.39%31 Dec 2024Municipality figureIndependent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
PM2.5, annual mean5.91µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to West Cambridge/Harvard Square?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in West Cambridge/Harvard Square.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for West Cambridge/Harvard Square. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
West Cambridge/Harvard Square recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet13Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan14Official · national market

Is West Cambridge/Harvard Square a good place to live?

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Remote worker43%strong on work, weak on safety · range 28–58%
Skilled employee51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–64%
Student47%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 33–61%
Family55%strong on family, weak on safety · range 40–70%
Retirement46%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 31–61%

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in West Cambridge/Harvard Square is 3.4%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)5,008 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year Table B20002 — total median earnings; B20017 total checked3Official · parent municipality
Unemployment rate3.39 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables15Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context · parent municipality

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to West Cambridge/Harvard Square. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in West Cambridge/Harvard Square. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents576.1 per 100,00031 Dec 2023Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release2Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in West Cambridge/Harvard Square when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Mobility and administration

West Cambridge/Harvard Square's nearest airport was BOS, 9 km away and offered 103 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport103 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights10Official
Distance to the nearest major airport9 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)BOS3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for West Cambridge/Harvard Square. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

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Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −1.1°C in January and 23.4°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 86.1 mm in January and 83 mm in July. For West Cambridge/Harvard Square, average peak PM2.5 was 16.9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in West Cambridge/Harvard Square is 5.9 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean5.91 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)12Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 2.7 · Feb 3.9 · Mar 7.5 · Apr 13.5 · May 19.2 · Jun 24.5 · Jul 27.8 · Aug 26.9 · Sep 22.8 · Oct 16.7 · Nov 10.9 · Dec 5.7 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)5Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -5 · Feb -4.1 · Mar -0.5 · Apr 4.9 · May 10.1 · Jun 15.4 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 18.4 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 8.6 · Nov 3.3 · Dec -1.5 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)5Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -1.1 · Feb -0.1 · Mar 3.5 · Apr 9.2 · May 14.7 · Jun 20 · Jul 23.4 · Aug 22.6 · Sep 18.7 · Oct 12.7 · Nov 7.1 · Dec 2.1 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)5Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 86.1 · Feb 81.5 · Mar 105.9 · Apr 92.1 · May 82.5 · Jun 98.9 · Jul 83 · Aug 82.1 · Sep 90.3 · Oct 102.3 · Nov 92.9 · Dec 109.2 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)5Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading16.9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)12Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean5.91 µg/m³31 Dec 2024US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)12Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation1,107 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)6Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature27.8 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)7Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature11.1 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)8Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature-5 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)9Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Cambridge ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±1.4 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±1.4 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±1.4 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±1.4 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±2.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Alternatives for people set on West Cambridge/Harvard Square

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

West Somerville/Davis Square as a West Cambridge/Harvard Square alternative in the same region

3 km away, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Median gross pay, region: €5,524 West Somerville/Davis Square vs €5,008 West Cambridge/Harvard Square+10%
  • Unemployment: 3.0% West Somerville/Davis Square vs 3.4% West Cambridge/Harvard Square−12%
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ West Somerville/Davis Square vs 5.9 µg/m³ West Cambridge/Harvard Squaresame level
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Cities near West Cambridge/Harvard Square

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Cambridge 1.1 km away
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4,720 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

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Common questions

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What is the typical salary around West Cambridge/Harvard Square?

The median gross salary is 5,008 EUR/month. Source: Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year Table B20002 — total median earnings; B20017 total checked.

What is the unemployment rate in West Cambridge/Harvard Square?

The unemployment rate is 3.39 %. This is a supplemental estimate and a parent municipality, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in West Cambridge/Harvard Square?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.91 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: US EPA Air Quality System (AQS).

Is West Cambridge/Harvard Square a good place to live?

West Cambridge/Harvard Square may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near West Cambridge/Harvard Square?

Lower Allston, Cambridge, North Brighton, Somerville, Allston are near West Cambridge/Harvard Square. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). West Cambridge/Harvard Square, United States: salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version d7e9c3a5e4ea886dd25e8a3044b026a5]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/west-cambridge-harvard-square/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {West Cambridge/Harvard Square, United States: salary, jobs},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
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Sources

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  1. ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
  2. Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
  3. Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year Table B20002 — total median earnings; B20017 total checked Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year Table B20002 · api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-09-25
  4. download.geonames.org recorded crime data download.geonames.org · checked 2026-08-28
  5. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  6. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-07
  7. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-07
  8. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-07
  9. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-07
  10. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
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  1. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  2. US EPA Air Quality System (AQS) aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  3. Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
  4. Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
  5. Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-26
  6. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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  9. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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