COMPARING TWO PLACES
Saugus vs Melrose
PLACE A
Saugus, Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Melrose, Wisconsin
Saugus is 5349% larger than Melrose. Saugus earns more, with a median household income $52,789 higher.
SAUGUSMELROSEDIFFERENCE
Total population28,773528+5349% vs Melrose
Population density2,670659+2,011
Population growth7.5%8.2%−0.7 pts
Median age44.536.1+8.4
Male49.1%48.8%+0.3 pts
Female50.9%51.2%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born18.3%0.0%+18.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.7%87.2%−16.5 pts
Black5.4%0.0%+5.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.4%6.0%+6.4 pts
Asian3.5%0.0%+3.5 pts
Other8.0%6.8%+1.2 pts
Median household income$101,539$48,750+$52,789
Per capita income$48,230$28,308+$19,922
Poverty rate6.0%18.9%−12.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4160.430−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher31.4%18.0%+13.3 pts
Graduate degree11.9%4.4%+7.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%4.4%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation64.8%64.3%+0.5 pts
Median home value$603,400$151,600+$451,800
Median gross rent$2,241$744+$1,497
Owner-occupied71.5%72.4%−0.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.9%0.0%+3.9 pts
Rent-burdened households50.0%73.4%−23.4 pts
Average commute29.631.0−1.5
Worked from home14.3%5.3%+9.0 pts
Public transit to work2.4%0.0%+2.4 pts
Uninsured1.9%4.1%−2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024