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Woburn is a small city of 41,939 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It's about 12 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $674k and rent runs about $2k a month.
41,939people
$674kTypical home
$2,221/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
62"Snow
233Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 41,939
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,315 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Boston, MA
- 12 mi to Boston, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $674k (≈$4,247/mo)
- Median rent $2,221/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k)
- Low property crime (906 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to BED airport
- 12 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 118 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 132 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,636 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 206 bars within 25 mi
- 1,420 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 222 museums within 25 mi
- 57 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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