Medford
Green Line Extension stops, Tufts University in town, and the Mystic Lakes for weekend escapes.
The numbers
How Medford scores
Who lives in Medford
U.S. Census ACS 2018–2022 estimates. Rounded.
Schools in Medford
Medford School District. Massachusetts DESE FY2024 (FY2025 graduation rates).
Source: Massachusetts DESE Education-to-Career Research and Data Hub. Percentile ranks against 194 MA towns in our index.
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