Inner Ring · Red Line

Somerville

Mystic River — Baxter Riverfront Park at Assembly, Draw Seven Park

16 minStation to campus (estimated)

$892,500Median condo price (2025)

382Condo sales (2025)

$958,000Median condo price (2024)

81,045Population (2020)

Somerville has seven rapid-transit stations, every one with a station-area Walk Score of 90 or higher. Davis is three Red Line stops from Central.

Its 2025 median condo sale price was $892,500 on 382 sales — the most condo sales in this study.

The commute

Route	Red Line — Red Line (Alewife branch)
Station	Davis (Red); Assembly (Orange); Union Square, East Somerville, Gilman Square, Magoun Square, Ball Square (Green)
Main ride	6 min to Central (MBTA schedule)
Connection	Red Line from Davis through Porter and Harvard to Central (estimated), then a 10-minute walk
Station to campus	16 min, estimated (limit 45) — see method
Peak service	Davis is on the Red Line's Alewife branch, three stops from Central

Highlighted stations score 70+ ("Very Walkable") at the station's location.

Median condo sale price	$892,500 (2025) — above the ceiling
Change from 2024	$958,000 → $892,500 (-6.8%)
Walk Score / Transit Score	— / — · most walkable area: Spring Hill (92), Powder House (88)
Water and sewer	MWRA water and sewer
Waterfront	Mystic River — Baxter Riverfront Park at Assembly, Draw Seven Park
Flood note	The city projects Mystic River coastal flooding as seas rise; the Amelia Earhart Dam is being redesigned.

≤45 min Estimated station-to-campus time of 45 minutes or less — meets
≤$600K 2025 median condo sale price at or under $600,000 — does not meet
Station At least one rail or subway station whose surroundings score 70+ on Walk Score — meets
Utilities Public water and sewer town-wide — meets
Walkable City Walk Score of 70+, or a ranked neighborhood of 70+ — meets
Water On the coast or a river — meets