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Boston & Atlanta: Similar Urban Forms
Suburbs Have Similar Densities

ATLANTA Population Land Area (Square Miles) Density Compared to Boston
         
Core (City) 416,474 132 3,160 -72.1%
         
Inside Beltway 251,200 78 3,228 -11.4%
Outside Beltway 2,832,166 1,753 1,616 5.4%
Suburbs 3,083,366 1,831 1,684 -4.5%
         
Urban Area 3,499,840 1,963 1,783 -23.2%
         
         
BOSTON Population Land Area (Square Miles) Density Compared to Atlanta
         
Core 1,151,234 102 11,309 257.9%
         
Inside Beltway 648,552 178 3,643 12.9%
Outside Beltway 2,232,698 1,456 1,533 -5.1%
Suburbs 2,881,250 1,634 1,763 4.7%
         
Urban Area 4,032,484 1,736 2,323 30.2%
         
Calculated from US Census data (2000)    
         
Boston Core Includes: Arlington, Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford Revere, Somerville, Winthrop, Watertown

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