Chelsea
Silver Line to Boston in 12 minutes, the most diverse city in MA, and the cheapest urban entry point in the metro.
The numbers
How Chelsea scores
Who lives in Chelsea
U.S. Census ACS 2018–2022 estimates. Rounded.
Schools in Chelsea
Chelsea School District. Massachusetts DESE FY2024 (FY2025 graduation rates).
Source: Massachusetts DESE Education-to-Career Research and Data Hub. Percentile ranks against 194 MA towns in our index.
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Nearby towns
Bordering and adjacent Massachusetts towns near Chelsea.
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