Town guide

Boxborough, Massachusetts

Boxborough is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, home to about 5,496 people across 10 square miles. Its ZIP code is 01719.

Homes sold for a median of $327 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population5,496535 per sq mi
Median home value$706,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$327Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking45%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Boxborough

1 ZIP code

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Around Boxborough

Distances

Nearest major airportBoston Logan International Airport (BOS)27 miles away
Closer regional airportLaurence G Hanscom Field (BED)12 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Boston, MA28 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY178 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Boxborough; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Boxborough

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Boxborough had 5,506 residents in the 2020 census, up 13% since 2000.

It’s the 242nd largest of 351 towns in Massachusetts by population.

Middlesex County grew from 565,696 residents in 1900 to 1,632,002 in 2020.

Boxborough population by census2000: 4,868, 2010: 4,996, 2020: 5,5064,86820004,99620105,5062020

Middlesex County, 1900–2020

Middlesex County population, 1900 to 20201900: 565,696, 1910: 669,915, 1920: 778,352, 1930: 934,924, 1940: 971,390, 1950: 1,064,569, 1960: 1,238,742, 1970: 1,397,268, 1980: 1,367,034, 1990: 1,398,468, 2000: 1,465,396, 2010: 1,503,085, 2020: 1,632,002566K’00’10778K’20’30971K’40’501.2M’60’701.4M’80’901.5M’00’101.6M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 49.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near BoxboroughJan: high 37°F, low 15°F, 3.6 in; Feb: high 41°F, low 16°F, 3.3 in; Mar: high 49°F, low 24°F, 4.6 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 34°F, 4.4 in; May: high 73°F, low 45°F, 3.7 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 55°F, 4.2 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 60°F, 4 in; Aug: high 85°F, low 58°F, 4.4 in; Sep: high 78°F, low 49°F, 3.9 in; Oct: high 66°F, low 38°F, 5.1 in; Nov: high 54°F, low 29°F, 3.8 in; Dec: high 43°F, low 21°F, 4.9 in37°15°Jan3.641°16°Feb3.349°24°Mar4.662°34°Apr4.473°45°May3.781°55°Jun4.287°60°Jul4.085°58°Aug4.478°49°Sep3.966°38°Oct5.154°29°Nov3.843°21°Dec4.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Maynard 2, MA weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Middlesex County

963,417 jobs at 44,624 businesses in Middlesex County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Middlesex CountyProfessional services: 159,471 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 126,002 jobs; Educational services: 92,086 jobs; Retail trade: 79,115 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 68,258 jobs; Manufacturing: 67,626 jobs; Information: 67,368 jobs; Wholesale trade: 51,000 jobsProfessional services 17% Health care and social assistance 13% Educational services 10% Retail trade 8% Hotels and restaurants 7% Manufacturing 7% Information 7% Wholesale trade 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

18 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Boxborough.

Nearest hospitals

  • Nashoba Valley Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · Ayer5.8 miles
  • Emerson Hospital -General hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · W Concord7.6 miles
  • Marlborough HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Marlborough9.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Specialist doctors2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Mental health providers10
Physical and occupational therapists4
Chiropractors1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Boxborough

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Idylwilde Farms2.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Acton Pharmacy2.4 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy3.6 mi
  • Osco4.0 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy4.7 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Sargent Memorial Library0.9 mi

Museums

  • West School Museum3.4 mi
  • Hosmer House Museum3.5 mi
  • Discovery Museum3.6 mi
  • Fruitlands Museum5.0 mi
  • Harvard Historical Society5.1 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Theatre III2.4 mi
  • Cronin Auditorium3.5 mi
  • The Cannon Theatre4.6 mi
  • ArtSpace5.1 mi
  • Artspace5.1 mi

Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1680.

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Boxborough

Public schools here are run by Acton-Boxborough. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Blanchard Memorial SchoolBoxboroughK–6469Public0.8 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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