Framingham, MA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Framingham ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. Incorporated in 1700, it is located in Middlesex County and the MetroWest subregion of the Greater Boston metropolitan area. The city proper covers 25 square miles (65 km2) with a population of 72,362 in 2020, making it the 14th most populous municipality in Massachusetts. Residents voted in favor of adopting a charter to transition from a representative town meeting system to a mayor–council government in April 2017, and the municipality transitioned to city status on January 1, 2018. Before it transitioned, it had been the largest town by population in Massachusetts. The city has one of the largest Brazilian Ame…

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How Framingham ranks

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#120Most remote workers in MA #130Most educated in MA All MA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code01701, 01702, 01703

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Living in Framingham

Housing in Framingham

$663K▲ 0.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Framingham home is worth about $663,000, up 0.5% in a year, close to the Massachusetts typical home.

Only 1 sale in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.

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Safety in Framingham

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Safety Grade B-

Framingham reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 55% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Framingham 2.6

Massachusetts 3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Framingham 7.9

Massachusetts 10.4

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Framingham

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School Grade C-

The public schools Framingham’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 78% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictFraminghamSchools23

Barbieri Elementary DElementary · Grades K–5 · 671 students Potter Road CElementary · Grades K–5 · 540 students Hemenway B+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 538 students Brophy DElementary · Grades K–5 · 504 students Miriam F McCarthy School C-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 490 students Harmony Grove Elementary D-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 453 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MA. Ratings are from neighbors.