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Malden is a mid-size city of 65,906 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It's about 7 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $634k and rent runs about $2k a month.
65,906people
$634kTypical home
$2,204/moRent
83° / 37°Summer / winter
52"Snow
233Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 65,906
- Part of a metro area
- About 13,064 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Boston, MA
- 7 mi to Boston, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $634k (≈$3,995/mo)
- Median rent $2,204/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,193 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 22% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to BOS airport
- 5 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 31% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 128 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,551 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 210 bars within 25 mi
- 1,428 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 225 museums within 25 mi
- 55 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Middlesex County: D+39 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk