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Notable locations in Boston: Lee Memorial Pool (A), Lewis Wharf (B), Lincoln Wharf (C), Little Italy (D), Logan Aero Light (E), Long Wharf (F), Marine Industrial Park (G), Mattapan Station (H), McKinney Playground (I), Metropolitan Water Works Pumping Stations (J), Museum Wharf (K), Mystic Pier 1 (L), Mystic Pier 2 (M), Mystic Pier 3 (N), Mystic Pier 4 (O), Mystic Pier 5 (P), Mystic Pier 6 (Q), Mystic Pier 7 (R), Mystic Wharf (S), North Market (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Legion Shopping Center (1), Longwood Galleria Shopping Center (2), Neponset Circle Shopping Center (3), Tara Plaza Shopping Center (4), The Castle at Park Plaza Shopping Center (5), Washington Park Shopping Mall (6), Washington Park Shopping Mall Shopping Center (7), Western Avenue Shopping Center (8), Bunker Hill Mall Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Boston include: Brighton Congregational Church (A), Leslie Lindsay Chapel (B), Universalist Meeting House (C), Trinty Church (D), Trinity Church (E), Tremont Temple (F), Charles River Park Synagogue (G), Marsh Chapel (H), The Cenacle (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Central Burying Ground (1), Phipps Street Cemetery (2), Saint Augustine Burying Ground (3), Fairview Cemetery (4), Evergreen Cemetery (5), Bunker Cemetery (6), Saint Josephs Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Wards Pond (A), Leverett Pond (B), Jamaica Pond (C), Sprague Pond (D), Turtle Pond (E), Cow Island Pond (F), Chandler Pond (G), Willow Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Charles River (A), Mother Brook (B), Stony Brook (C), Neponset River (D), Mystic River (E), Sawmill Brook (F), Muddy River (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Boston include: Schoolboy Stadium (1), Carmen Park (2), Franklin Park Zoo (3), P Collins Statue (4), Liberty Square (5), Admiral Morison Statue (6), Kenmore Square (7), Charles River Reservation (8), Franklin Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beaches: Malibu Beach (A), Carson Beach (B), Orient Heights Beach (C), L Street Beach (D), Tenean Beach (E), Savin Hill Beach (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post offices: Back Bay Annex Post Office (A), Massachusetts State House Post Office (B), Prudential Center Post Office (C), Hyde Park Post Office (D), John F Kennedy Post Office (E), Dorchester Center Post Office (F), Readville Post Office (G), West Roxbury Post Office (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Boston Fire Museum (344 Congress Street) (1), Cat Fund (Museums; 955 Boylston Street) (2), Archives of American Art Smithsonian Institution (Museums; 87 Mount Vernon Street) (3), Boston History Center & Museum (55 Court Street) (4), Gardner Museum (2 Palace Road) (5), Boston Sparks Association (Museums; 344 Congress Street) (6), The Bostonian Society (Museums; 206 Washington St) (7), Gibson House Museum (137 Beacon Street) (8), Boston Museum of Fine Arts - Restaurant (465 Huntington Avenue) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Federalist Restaurant (15 Beacon Street) (1), Eco-Logical Solutions (222 Newbury Street) (2), Omni Parker Hotel (60 School Street) (3), Parker's Restaurant (60 School Street) (4), Boston Hotel Buckminster (645 Beacon Street) (5), Bello Mondo (110 Huntington Avenue) (6), Inn the of Ponte Vedra Beach Florida (73 Tremont Street) (7), Club Management of Boston (1 Avery Street) (8), Bostonian Hotel-Seasons Restaurant (North Blackstone) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: United States Government - Courts Us- Bankruptcy Court- Clerk's Office (10 Causeway Street) (1), Court Appointed Special Advocates (24 New Chardon Street) (2), Citizenship Training Group Of Boston - Juvenile Court- Girls Unit (105 Chauncy) (3), Mass Commonwealth - Environmental Protection Dept- Headquarters One Winter (1 Winter Street) (4), Interactive Worldwide Boston Court Sq (1 Boston Suite 2100) (5), Mass Commonwealth - Courts- Trial Courts- Suffolk County Probate & Family C (1 Ashburton Place) (6), Mass Commonwealth - Land Court- Tty Only (24 New Chardon) (7), Langham Court Management Ofc (26 Worcester Street) (8), Mass Commonwealth - Courts- Trial Courts- Middlesex County District Courts- Cambridge District C (48 Boylston Street) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Air pollution trends in Boston
Pollutant: Carbon Monoxide: 1.5 ppm in 2005 (it was 2.3 ppm in 2000, 6.1 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.023 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.029 ppm in 2000, 0.030 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM10): 25.0 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 24.5 µ/m3 in 2000, 26.6 µ/m3 in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Weighted Annual Mean at 3 sites: 10.9 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 12.8 µ/m3 in 2000).
Pollutant: Sulfur Oxides Annual Mean at 4 sites: 0.0044 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.0055 ppm in 2000, 0.0101 ppm in 1990).
Drinking water stations with addresses in Boston and their reported violations in the past:
MWRA (Address: CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD, Population served: 2000000, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 regular monitoring violations
CAMP CEDAR (Serves ME, Population served: 350, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 2 regular monitoring violations
FOUR CORNERS GRILL (Address: 4TH FLOOR, Serves RI, Population served: 135, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-14-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-14-2005), St Boil Water Order (JAN-14-2005), St Public Notif requested (JAN-14-2005), St Tech Assistance Visit (JAN-18-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-31-2005), St Tech Assistance Visit (JAN-31-2005), St Compliance achieved (FEB-02-2005)
LANCASTER WOODS CONDOMINIUMS (Population served: 120, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-03-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-03-2005)
TRILLIUM WOODS WATER SYSTEM (Address: 22 DARTMOUTH PLACE, Serves VT, Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-18-2004), St Public Notif requested (NOV-01-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One minor monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Boston that have no violations reported:
- BOSTON WATER & SEWER COMMISSION (MWRA) (Population served: 589141, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
- SARGENT CAMP/BOSTON UNIVERSITY (Serves NH, Population served: 140, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- WEDIKO KITCHEN (Serves NH, Population served: 125, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- NEWPORT NATIONAL GOLF CLUB (Serves RI, Population served: 45, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Boston compared to Massachusetts state average:
- Median house value above state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- Number of college students above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
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Arenas or stadiums:
- TD Banknorth Garden. Boston Celtics (NBA), Boston Bruins (NHL).
- Agganis Arena. Boston University.
- Matthews Arena. Northeastern University.
Banks with most branches in Boston (2007 data):
- Bank of America, National Association: 40 branches. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- Sovereign Bank: 21 branches. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $89,506.4 mil, Deposits: $51,244.7 mil, headquarters in Wyomissing, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 860 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.
- Citizens Bank of Massachusetts: 17 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $35,276.0 mil, Deposits: $23,418.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 264 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
- Century Bank and Trust Company: 7 branches. Info updated 2006-08-25: Bank assets: $1,642.5 mil, Deposits: $1,299.1 mil, headquarters in Somerville, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 22 total offices, Holding Company: Century Bancorp, Inc.
- Wainwright Bank & Trust Company: at 63 Franklin Street, Downtown Crossing Branch, Back Bay Station Branch. Info updated 2006-12-12: Bank assets: $811.7 mil, Deposits: $582.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices
- Boston Private Bank & Trust Company: Back Bay Branch, Seaport Boulevard Branch, at Ten Post Office Square. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,461.2 mil, Deposits: $1,824.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.
- East Boston Savings Bank: Orient Heights Branch, Bennington Street Branch, at 10 Meridian Street. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $885.1 mil, Deposits: $740.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Meridian Financial Services, Inc
- United Commercial Bank: Allston at 230 Harvard Avenue, branch established on 1998-07-01; Asian American Bank And Trust Compan at 68 Harrison Avenue, branch established on 1993-08-11. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $10,324.7 mil, Deposits: $7,214.3 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 59 total offices, Holding Company: Ucbh Holdings, Inc.
- 31 other banks with 37 local branches
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Judicial and Legal |
43 | $212,695 | $59,357 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
316 | $1,515,171 | $57,538 | 9 | $41,397 |
| Water Supply |
237 | $990,831 | $50,169 | 0 | $0 |
| Correction |
1084 | $4,731,624 | $52,380 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
143 | $819,481 | $68,768 | 2 | $1,758 |
| Police - Other |
611 | $2,212,924 | $43,462 | 216 | $198,826 |
| Streets and Highways |
519 | $2,330,928 | $53,894 | 0 | $0 |
| Welfare |
448 | $1,552,997 | $41,598 | 124 | $92,195 |
| Health |
1131 | $4,653,996 | $49,379 | 149 | $210,122 |
| Firefighters |
1477 | $8,841,352 | $71,832 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
254 | $1,153,826 | $54,511 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2042 | $11,657,651 | $68,507 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
554 | $2,453,099 | $53,136 | 11 | $30,327 |
| Other Government Administration |
298 | $1,441,834 | $58,060 | 27 | $38,025 |
| Financial Administration |
324 | $1,763,624 | $65,319 | 5 | $18,967 |
| Parks and Recreation |
176 | $681,403 | $46,459 | 0 | $0 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Instruction |
7178 | $38,349,348 | $64,111 | 1725 | $3,130,529 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Other Total |
2286 | $7,288,598 | $38,260 | 919 | $1,329,371 |
| Solid Waste Management |
224 | $902,072 | $48,325 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
446 | $1,468,772 | $39,519 | 118 | $54,360 |
| Totals for Government |
19791 | $95,022,226 | $57,615 | 3305 | $5,145,879 |
Boston government finances in 2004:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $85,788,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $112,275,000
All Other: $27,402,000
Housing & Community Development: $14,189,000
Hospital Public: $12,868,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $6,248,000
Parking Facilities: $2,520,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $396,000
- Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $39,976,000
General: $29,336,000
General Public Buildings: $24,561,000
Parks & Recreation: $23,861,000
Sewerage: $15,503,000
Water Utilities: $14,310,000
Regular Highways: $8,202,000
Health - Other: $6,628,000
Police Protection: $6,628,000
Housing & Community Development: $5,302,000
Libraries: $2,651,000
Own Hospitals: $1,910,000
- Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $811,565,000
Police Protection: $238,846,000
General - Other: $189,467,000
Own Hospitals: $165,911,000
Fire Protection: $137,074,000
Housing & Community Development: $128,897,000
Corrections - Other: $102,044,000
Water Utilities: $68,831,000
Solid Waste Management: $55,504,000
Regular Highways: $30,085,000
Libraries: $27,646,000
Financial Administration: $25,529,000
Sewerage: $23,785,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $22,873,000
General Public Buildings: $20,438,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $13,392,000
Parks & Recreation: $12,646,000
Central Staff Services: $10,557,000
Welfare - Other: $3,668,000
Parking Facilities: $3,519,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $1,727,000
Natural Resources - Other: $962,000
Health Services - Other: $180,000
- Employee Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $1,649,559,000
Total Other Securities: $716,899,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $434,631,000
Benefit Payments: $308,769,000
From Local Government: $158,194,000
Interest Revenue: $124,375,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $103,891,000
Local Employee Contribution: $103,287,000
Other Investments - Other: $82,727,000
Total Federal Securities: $40,111,000
From Other Government: $16,583,000
Withdrawals: $11,681,000
- Equipment Only - General - Other: $9,692,000
G12 Subcode: $3,343,000
Own Hospitals: $2,809,000
Police Protection: $1,980,000
Water Utilities: $652,000
Sewerage: $596,000
Fire Protection: $499,000
Parks & Recreation: $366,000
Regular Highways: $173,000
Financial Administration: $163,000
Libraries: $144,000
Central Staff Services: $102,000
Housing & Community Development: $95,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $85,000
Solid Waste Management: $31,000
Judicial and Legal: $22,000
Welfare - Other: $10,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $110,026,000
Sewerage: $22,014,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $58,836,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $781,000
Health: $339,000
Central Staff Services: $153,000
Transit Utilities: $11,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $88,374,000
Sewerage: $88,310,000
Transit Utilities: $64,591,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,003,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,502,121,000
- Long Term Debt Issue - Full Faith & Credit - Other NEC: $158,200,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Nonguaranteed - Other NEC: $31,788,000
- Long Term Debt Offsets - Nonguaranteed: $207,174,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,060,641,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $441,806,000
- Long Term Debt Refunded - Retired: $81,500,000
Issued: $78,200,000
- Long Term Debt Retired - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $127,813,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $61,849,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines & Forfeits: $63,386,000
General Revenue, NEC: $48,685,000
Interest Earnings: $21,525,000
Rents: $11,982,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $36,204,000
Sewerage: $22,660,000
Water Utilities: $21,019,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,343,000
Own Hospitals: $2,809,000
Police Protection: $1,980,000
Fire Protection: $499,000
Parks & Recreation: $366,000
Regular Highways: $173,000
Financial Administration: $163,000
Libraries: $144,000
Central Staff: $102,000
Housing & Community Development: $95,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $85,000
Solid Waste Management: $31,000
Judicial: $22,000
Welfare - Other: $10,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,128,266,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $103,639,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $96,000,000
Beginning: $96,000,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $207,174,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $463,978,000
General Support: $273,904,000
All Other: $199,554,000
Public Welfare: $136,363,000
Sewerage: $7,338,000
Highways: $7,061,000
- Tax - Property: $1,133,133,000
NEC: $34,820,000
Other Selective Sales: $26,359,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,067,492,000
11.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,380 average adjusted gross income) | Here: |  11.05% | | Massachusetts average: |  6.31% |
0.58% of residents moved from foreign countries ($778 average AGI)| Suffolk County: | 0.58% | | Massachusetts average: | 0.28% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
12.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,909 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 12.05% | | Massachusetts average: | 6.91% |
0.20% of residents moved to foreign countries ($657 average AGI)| Suffolk County: | 0.20% | | Massachusetts average: | 0.11% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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