How many hair salons and barbers are there within 1 km of Harvard Square?
5 hair salons and barbers within 1 km of Harvard Square, 1.6 per km². Few direct competitors; check the foot traffic before you read that as demand.
Harvard Square, Boston · scanned 13 October 2026 · the 10th most crowded of 10 areas mapped in Boston
Within 1 km
5
hair salons and barbers
Per km²
1.6
low competition
With 10+ reviews
4
enough to judge a rating
Established
3
100 or more reviews
Average rating
4.5★
places with 10+ reviews
Median reviews
225
per hair salon
Every hair salon in the circle
Measured within 1 km of the centre: LOW under 5, MODERATE 5–15, HIGH 15–40, INTENSE over 40 places per km².
Rating spread
How the 5 hair salons and barbers here are rated. Places with fewer than 10 reviews are counted apart.
- 4.5 and up3 (60%)
- 4.0 to 4.40 (0%)
- 3.5 to 3.91 (20%)
- Below 3.50 (0%)
- Under 10 reviews1 (20%)
Top rated
Highest rating among places with at least 50 reviews.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sasha Salon and Spa - Hair Salon, Massage & Skin care | 4.7★ | 226 | 470 m |
| Central Barber Shop | 4.7★ | 79 | 820 m |
| Andre Hair Salon | 4.6★ | 225 | 480 m |
| La Flamme Barber Shop | 3.9★ | 265 | 140 m |
Most reviewed
The places customers here write about most.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Flamme Barber Shop | 3.9★ | 265 | 140 m |
| Sasha Salon and Spa - Hair Salon, Massage & Skin care | 4.7★ | 226 | 470 m |
| Andre Hair Salon | 4.6★ | 225 | 480 m |
| Central Barber Shop | 4.7★ | 79 | 820 m |
| Bonita Hair Salon | 4.0★ | 4 | 690 m |
Chains
No brand has two or more outlets within 1 km of Harvard Square.
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Questions
How many hair salons and barbers are there in Harvard Square?
5 within 1 km of the centre of Harvard Square, Boston, counted on 13 October 2026. That is 1.6 per km², which we rate low competition. It is the 10th most crowded of the 10 Boston areas we mapped.
Is Harvard Square a good place to open a hair salon?
LOW competition: 5 hair salons and barbers within 1 km of Harvard Square, 1.6 per km². Few direct competitors; check the foot traffic before you read that as demand. The numbers here are for the area centre; a free scan shows every competitor on a map around your exact address.
What is the average rating of hair salons and barbers in Harvard Square?
4.5 out of 5, across the 4 with at least 10 reviews. 3 are rated 4.5 or higher. The typical hair salon here has 225 reviews.
Which hair salons and barbers in Harvard Square are rated highest?
Among places with at least 50 reviews: Sasha Salon and Spa - Hair Salon, Massage & Skin care (4.7, 226 reviews), Central Barber Shop (4.7, 79 reviews), Andre Hair Salon (4.6, 225 reviews).
How was this counted?
We scanned a 1 km circle around the centre of Harvard Square on 13 October 2026 and counted every hair salon on the map inside it. Places missing from the map or opened since are not counted, so treat the numbers as a floor. Average rating only counts places with 10 or more reviews.