Boston vs Medford
Boston, MA compared with Medford, MA · 8 miles apart
Boston has 672,973 residents to Medford’s 59,834. Boston comes out ahead on median rent, clear days a year. Medford does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Boston, MA | Medford, MA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 672,973 | 59,834 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 13,921 | 7,386 |
| Median household income | $97,344 | $129,540 |
| Median home value | $731,700 | $755,500 |
| Median rent | $2,147 | $2,509 |
| Homeownership | 35.7% | 54.1% |
| Average commute | 30.3 min | 30.2 min |
| Median age | 33.3 | 35.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 54.9% | 59.8% |
| Poverty rate | 16.6% | 7.6% |
| Unemployment | 6.1% | 4.3% |
| Price to income | 7.5× | 5.8× |
| Clear days a year | 21 | 20 |
| Days above 90°F | 9 | 11 |
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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