Humidity & wind
—
Population
59,834
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$755,500
Owner-occupied units
Medford, MA
Massachusetts · 42.424° N, 71.109° W · 8 sq mi
Medford is a city in Massachusetts, with a population of 59,834 and about 7,386 residents per square mile. The median household earns $129,540 a year, and the median home is worth $755,500.
Conditions
UV index
—
Sunrise & sunset
—
Local time
—
Size & density
Land area
8 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
7,386
People per square mile
Rank by population
#728
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#841
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$129,540
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$2,509
Per month
Homeownership
54.1%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
30.2 min
One way
People
Median age
35.9
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
59.8%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
23.3%
Households
24,339
2.34 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 26.9%
Professional & business services 21.6%
Retail trade 8.1%
Arts, food & hospitality 7.8%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in Massachusetts
Name
Abigail Johnson
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$31.5B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Milton
Source of wealth
Fidelity
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Massachusetts · private sector
Employer
Mass General Brigham
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Massachusetts
Company
TJX
Revenue
$56.4B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Framingham
Ticker
TJX
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of Massachusetts
State bird
Black-capped Chickadee
State flower
Mayflower
State capital
Boston
Nickname
The Bay State
Compare Medford with
- Medford vs CambridgeSide by side
- Medford vs SomervilleSide by side
- Medford vs La MesaSide by side
- Medford vs HempsteadSide by side
- Medford vs Weymouth TownSide by side
- Medford vs BostonSide by side
Cities near Medford
- Somerville, MA2 mi · 84,211
- Cambridge, MA3 mi · 122,588
- Malden, MA3 mi · 66,370
- Everett, MA3 mi · 53,572
- Revere, MA6 mi · 60,141
- Waltham, MA7 mi · 65,037
- Brookline, MA7 mi · 63,266
- Boston, MA8 mi · 672,973
Cities about the same size
- Hempstead, NY59,819
- Weymouth Town, MA59,759
- La Mesa, CA59,914
- Texas City, TX59,733
- Petaluma, CA59,688
- Kokomo, IN59,999
- Euless, TX60,008
- Brookhaven, GA59,643
More in Massachusetts
- Worcester213,862
- Springfield154,702
- Lowell119,971
- Brockton106,134
- Lynn104,236
- Quincy103,173
- New Bedford101,834
- Fall River95,298