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West Roxbury is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, bordered by Roslindale and Jamaica Plain to the northeast, the village of Chestnut Hill and the town of Brookline to the north, the city of Newton to the northwest, the towns of Dedham and Needham to the southwest, and Hyde Park to the southeast.
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The eastern town lines border Greene and Schoharie counties.. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 87.6 square miles (226.9 km 2), of which 87.1 square miles (225.6 km 2) is land and 0.50 square miles (1.3 km 2), or 0.56%, is water.
Roslindale is a diverse neighborhood—according to the 2020 census, the racial makeup of its inhabitants was 45.7% Non-Hispanic White, 20.6% Non-Hispanic Black or African-American, 25.1% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, and 5.2% identified as other or multiple races.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Lower Berkshire Valley CDP has a total area of 1.03 square miles (2.67 km 2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km 2), or 2.23%, are water. [1] The area is drained by the Rockaway River , which passes just east of the CDP boundary and flows east to the Passaic River at the Essex County border.
Roxbury is 4% more densely populated than Boston as a whole. [44] The annual crime rate has gone down by 4% in 2016. [45] The median household income is $34,616 and the unemployment rate is 8.9%. [46] 1/4 of the Roxbury population was born in another country. [47] 42% of the population is 25 years old or younger. [48]
The community seceded from Roxbury during the formation of West Roxbury in 1851 and became part of Boston when West Roxbury was annexed in 1874. [1] In the 19th century, Jamaica Plain became one of the first streetcar suburbs in America and home to a significant portion of Boston's Emerald Necklace of parks, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted.
Revere also has a high Italian American population where they make up 22.7% of the population. [37] The population density was 9,420 inhabitants per square mile (3,640/km 2). There were 20,181 housing units at an average density of 3,372 units per square mile (1,302 units/km 2). There were 19,223 households and 12,196 families living in the city.