Boston vs Framingham
Boston, MA compared with Framingham, MA · 21 miles apart
Boston has 672,973 residents to Framingham’s 73,021. Boston comes out ahead on average commute, bachelor's degree +. Framingham does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| Boston, MA | Framingham, MA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 672,973 | 73,021 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 13,921 | 2,916 |
| Median household income | $97,344 | $107,419 |
| Median home value | $731,700 | $627,300 |
| Median rent | $2,147 | $2,033 |
| Homeownership | 35.7% | 54.8% |
| Average commute | 30.3 min | 30.4 min |
| Median age | 33.3 | 37.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 54.9% | 48.7% |
| Poverty rate | 16.6% | 10.4% |
| Unemployment | 6.1% | 4.8% |
| Price to income | 7.5× | 5.8× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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