Chelsea
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About Chelsea
City in Massachusetts, United StatesChelsea is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located along the Mystic River and connected to Boston by the Tobin Bridge. As of 2026, Chelsea has a population of 40,245 and a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2). It is the smallest city in Massachusetts by land area, and the third-most-densely populated.
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How Chelsea ranks
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Housing in Chelsea
The typical Chelsea home is worth about $526,000, up 0.9% in a year, 21% below the Massachusetts typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Chelsea
Safety Grade D
Chelsea reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 90% report less.
Schools in Chelsea
All Chelsea schools →School Grade D
The public schools Chelsea’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 94% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MA. Ratings are from neighbors.
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