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Massachusetts·Middlesex County
14 tracts·59K people·$756K median·7,330/mi²
White 66 · Asian 13 · Hispanic 9 · Black 6 · Multiracial 4 · Other 2
Married couple 41 · Other 31 · Living alone 28
Health 41 · Professional 19 · Retail 16 · Manufacturing 10 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 59 · Sales · office 17 · Service 14 · Construction · maintenance 5 · Production · transport 5
Drive alone 48 · Work from home 26 · Carpool 12 · Transit 12 · Walk 4 · Bike 2
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Medford is $755,500 (Census ACS) — 1.6× the US median of $458,812.
Medford has 59,354 residents across 14 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.9; the population is 66.0% White, 13.1% Asian, 8.7% Hispanic or Latino, 6.3% Black, 4.4% Multiracial and 1.6% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 59.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.6% (Census ACS).
Brooks School (59%), Missituk Elementary School (41%) and Milton Fuller Roberts (34%) lead the elementary schools; Madeleine Dugger Andrews (40%) and John J. McGlynn Middle School (27%) lead the middle schools; Medford High is the high school with reported scores (48%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,509/month, 59% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Medford is $129,540 a year, 51% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Medford, median rent is $2,509/month and the median home value is $755,500 (Census ACS).
Medford reported 1.9 violent crimes and 10.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 94 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 50 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Medford are inland flooding (79), earthquake (67) and ice storm (63), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.28g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Medford, 4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).