Cities with more crowding in their homes have higher reported COVID-19 case rates.

Greater Boston Communities by Community Type*, All Reported Cases January 1, 2020 to April 29, 2021. 
Crowded housing is defined by HUD as 1.0 or more occupants per room.

*Metro Core is defined as Boston, Cambridge, Somerville and Brookline. There are 13 Gateway Cities in Greater Boston: Brockton, Chelsea, Everett, Haverhill, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, Malden, Methuen, Peabody, Quincy, Revere, and Salem. Rest of Greater Boston constitutes the remaining 130 communities in the region.
Chart: UMass Donahue Institute Source: MA Department of Public Health, ACS 2019 5-Year Estimates Get the data