Cambridge, MA

Cambridge, MA: Marketing for Dental & Medical Practices

Public data on Cambridge, and what we would do first for a practice there because of it.

122,588residents (2025 estimate)
160NPI-registered dentists
$130,748median household income
Residents

Cambridge at a glance

Furthest from the US: share with a bachelor's degree or higher (80.8% against 35.7%), then share of residents who speak Spanish at home (6.7% against 13.6%).

  • Residents, July 2025 estimate122,588Up 3.5% from the April 2020 base of 118,395
  • Median household income$130,748Well above both Massachusetts ($103,960) and the US ($80,734)
  • Median age30.4Well below both Massachusetts (40.0) and the US (38.9)
  • Residents 65 and older12.2%Well below both Massachusetts (17.9%) and the US (17.2%)
  • Bachelor's degree or higher (residents 25+)80.8%Well above both Massachusetts (47.3%) and the US (35.7%)
  • Speak Spanish at home (residents 5+)6.7%Well below both Massachusetts (9.7%) and the US (13.6%)

The share who speak Spanish at home is where Cambridge and Somerville (1 miles apart) differ most: 6.7% against 8.9%, then the share of residents 65 and older (12.2% against 10.0%).

Local context

Local healthcare landscape in Cambridge

Mount Auburn Hospital, at 330 Mount Auburn Street in Cambridge, was founded in 1886, is a teaching hospital affiliated with Harvard Medical School, and is part of Beth Israel Lahey Health. Cambridge Health Alliance was created in 1996 as an independent public authority and public safety net hospital, and its two founding entities were Cambridge Hospital and Somerville Hospital. The City of Cambridge's neighborhoods page says the 1953 Cambridge Planning Board study Thirteen Neighborhoods: One City is the source of Cambridge's neighborhood boundaries. The page lists East Cambridge, Wellington-Harrington, Cambridgeport, Mid-Cambridge, Riverside, Cambridge Highlands and Strawberry Hill among its numbered neighborhoods, and its Mid-Cambridge entry says that neighborhood includes parts of the Harvard University campus and the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School.

Neighborhoods and areas

  • East Cambridge
  • Wellington-Harrington
  • Cambridgeport
  • Mid-Cambridge
  • Riverside
  • Cambridge Highlands
  • Strawberry Hill

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Providers

Who practices in Cambridge

NPI-registered providers with a practice address in Cambridge, by primary specialty (people, not offices). Per resident, Cambridge is furthest above the US among podiatrists (1.9 times the US rate) and lowest among chiropractors (1.0 times).

SpecialtyIn CambridgeResidents per providerUSAgainst the US
Dentists1601 per 7661 per 1,340Well above
Chiropractors371 per 3,3131 per 3,311Close
Dermatologists71 per 17,5131 per 17,857Close
Physical therapists1421 per 8631 per 1,181Well above
Optometrists331 per 3,7151 per 5,291Well above
Podiatrists161 per 7,6621 per 14,706Well above
Plastic surgeons31 per 40,8631 per 58,824Well above
Employers

Private-sector health care employers in Middlesex County, 2024

2024 annual averages for the whole county. Offices of dentists are 29.9% of them, well above the US share of 18.5%.

  • Ambulatory health care establishments2,890Average employment 44,164
  • Offices of physicians717
  • Offices of dentists865
  • Offices of other health practitioners793
Our plan

What we'd prioritize for a Cambridge practice

Chosen by fixed rules from the figures above.

  1. Service pages that answer the questions

    80.8% of Cambridge residents aged 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher, against 35.7% for the US. Detailed treatment pages come first, and the SEO work builds on them.

  2. Reviews and your Google Business Profile first

    One NPI-registered dentist per 766 residents in Cambridge (US: one per 1,340). We would start with the Google Business Profile and review management.

  3. A crowded field for podiatrists

    1.9 times the US number of NPI-registered podiatrists per resident (one per 7,662 residents). A podiatrist here needs a clear focus and real reviews: see our marketing for podiatrists.

  4. Stand out among the dental offices nearby

    Dentist offices make up 29.9% of the private-sector ambulatory health care establishments in Middlesex County, against 18.5% nationally. A dental practice here needs one thing it is known for. See our dental practice marketing.

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Sources

Provider counts use each NPI record’s practice ZIP code, split between places by where the ZIP’s 2020 census residents live.

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