Somerville, Massachusetts, is located two miles north of Boston. About 81,000 residents occupy approximately four square miles. Myriad worldwide immigrants make Somerville the most densely populated community in New England and one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the U.S.
Massachusetts is in the New England region of the U.S. It shares borders with the Atlantic Ocean, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. Boston is the capital and the most populous city, with about 7,033,469 residents. It is the seventh-smallest state spanning only 10,555 square miles, 25.7% of which is water.