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Medford is a mid-size city of 59,354 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It's about 8 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $756k and rent runs about $3k a month.
59,354people
$756kTypical home
$2,509/moRent
83° / 37°Summer / winter
57"Snow
233Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 59,354
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,327 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Boston, MA
- 8 mi to Boston, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $756k (≈$4,764/mo)
- Median rent $2,509/mo
- Median household income $130k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 57" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (182 per 100k)
- Low property crime (935 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 21% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to BOS airport
- 7 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 41% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 85 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 127 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,615 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 211 bars within 25 mi
- 1,443 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 221 museums within 25 mi
- 59 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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