Town guide

Concord, Massachusetts

Concord is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, home to about 18,223 people across 25 square miles. Its ZIP code is 01742, and parts of 01731 and 01773 are in Concord too.

Homes sold for a median of $517 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population18,223743 per sq mi
Median home value$1,210,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$517Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking29%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Concord

3 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Concord. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Concord

Distances

Nearest major airportBoston Logan International Airport (BOS)20 miles away
Closer regional airportLaurence G Hanscom Field (BED)4 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Boston, MA20 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY181 miles away

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

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

Who represents Concord

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

Concord had 18,491 residents in the 2020 census, up 9% since 2000.

It’s the 111th largest of 351 towns in Massachusetts by population.

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

Concord population by census2000: 16,993, 2010: 17,668, 2020: 18,49116,993200017,668201018,4912020

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 ConcordJan: 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 (4 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

777 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Concord.

Nearest hospitals

  • Emerson Hospital -General hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · W ConcordUnder a mile
  • Bedford Va Medical CenterVA hospital · no emergency room · Bedford5.3 miles
  • Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Burlington9.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors69
Specialist doctors149
Dentists36
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants111
Mental health providers333
Physical and occupational therapists68
Optometrists3
Chiropractors8
Pharmacies4

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 Concord

Parks (20 nearby)

  • Minute Man National Historical Park · 932 acres2.8 mi
  • Walden Woods Project · 32 acres2.9 mi
  • West Concord Park · 20 acres1.7 mi
  • Harrington Park · 15 acres1.6 mi
  • Emerson Playground · 15 acres1.1 mi
  • Rideout Playground · 11 acres1.4 mi

Grocery stores (4 nearby)

  • Crosby's Marketplace0.9 mi
  • Debra's Natural Gourmet1.1 mi
  • Concord Market1.2 mi
  • Trader Joe's2.8 mi

Pharmacies (3 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy0.9 mi
  • West Concord Pharmacy1.0 mi
  • Walgreens1.1 mi

Libraries (8 nearby)

  • Emerson Hospital Library0.4 mi
  • Concord Free Public Library1.0 mi
  • Fowler Memorial Branch Library1.1 mi
  • Massachusetts Correctional Institute at Concord Library1.2 mi
  • Massachusetts Correctional Institution of Concord Library1.7 mi

Museums (8 nearby)

  • Ralph Waldo Emerson House1.5 mi
  • Concord Museum1.6 mi
  • Orchard House Business Office1.9 mi
  • Bronson Alcott School of Philosophy1.9 mi
  • Orchard House Museum1.9 mi

Theaters and performance venues (5 nearby)

  • Centennial Arts Center0.9 mi
  • The Umbrella Community Arts Center1.1 mi
  • Concord Youth Theatre1.1 mi
  • 51 Walden1.2 mi
  • Wood Theatre & Arts Center2.9 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 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 1635.

Notable people born here

  • Henry David Thoreau (1817) · American essayist, poet, and philosopher (1817–1862)
  • Steve Carell (1962) · American actor and comedian (born 1962)
  • Paget Brewster (1969) · American actress
  • Robert W. Wood (1868) · American physicist and inventor (1868–1955)
  • Cass Sunstein (1954) · American legal scholar, writer, blogger (b. 1954)
  • Andrew McMahon (1982) · American musician
  • Tom Glavine (1966) · American baseball player
  • Hal Gill (1975) · American ice hockey player

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

Schools in Concord

Public schools here are run by Concord, Concord-Carlisle. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
AlcottConcordPre-K–5438Public1.4 mi
ThoreauConcordPre-K–5401Public1.3 mi
WillardConcordPre-K–5432Public1.9 mi
Concord MiddleConcord6–8643Public1.6 mi
Concord Carlisle HighConcord9–121,191Public1.4 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Concord Montessori SchoolConcordPre-K–K7Nonsectarian1.6 mi
Nashoba Brooks SchoolConcordPre-K–8192Nonsectarian1.6 mi
The Fenn SchoolConcord4–9310Nonsectarian1.7 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Lincoln, Bedford and Lexington.

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