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Framingham vs Concord vs Woburn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Framingham has the most affordable homes ($627k median).
Concord has the most people working from home (36.1%).
Woburn has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.2%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Framingham | Concord | Woburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 72,399Highest |
18,223Lowest |
41,939 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.9% MA: +7.4% |
+4.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.5±1Lowest 6% below MA |
47.6±2Highest 19% above MA |
39.3±1.6 about the MA average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±1.6 MA: 19.4% |
23.6%±2.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.9%±1.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Concord and Framingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.7%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.7%±1.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.7% MA: 47.3% |
79.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
46.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Framingham and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,419±$6kLowest 3% above MA |
$195,350±$22kHighest 88% above MA |
$111,185±$9k 7% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $627,300±$10kLowest 12% above MA |
$1,210,000±$72kHighest 115% above MA |
$673,500±$17k 20% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,033±$57Lowest 15% above MA |
$2,631±$166Highest 49% above MA |
$2,221±$77 26% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,884 15% above MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$5,354Lowest 11% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±5.6 MA: 51.8% |
53.2%±10.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
55.5%±7.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Woburn and Framingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4%Highest MA: 10% |
3.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
55.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1969Highest 5 yrs newer than MA |
1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 4% above MA |
32 minHighest 11% above MA |
25 minLowest 13% below MA |
| Work from home | 19.6%±2.2 MA: 18.6% |
36.1%±4.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
16%±2.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #229 of 282 in MA | #10 of 282 in MA | #169 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Framingham · South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical | Concord · Concord-Carlisle | Woburn |
| High school in town | Framingham High School | Concord Carlisle High | Woburn High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7Highest |
11.4 |
11.2Lowest |
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MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.