Town guide

Framingham, Massachusetts

Framingham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, home to about 72,399 people across 25 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 01701 and 01702.

Homes sold for a median of $367 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population72,3992,891 per sq mi
Median home value$627,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$367Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking52%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Framingham

2 ZIP codes

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

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Around Framingham

Distances

Nearest major airportBoston Logan International Airport (BOS)22 miles away
Closer regional airportLaurence G Hanscom Field (BED)14 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Boston, MA21 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY172 miles away

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

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

Who represents Framingham

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

It’s the 14th largest of 351 towns in Massachusetts by population.

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

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 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 47.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 46 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near FraminghamJan: high 35°F, low 18°F, 3.4 in; Feb: high 38°F, low 18°F, 3.1 in; Mar: high 46°F, low 25°F, 4 in; Apr: high 58°F, low 35°F, 4.1 in; May: high 68°F, low 46°F, 3.8 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 56°F, 4.1 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 62°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 59°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 52°F, 4.2 in; Oct: high 62°F, low 40°F, 4.8 in; Nov: high 51°F, low 31°F, 3.7 in; Dec: high 41°F, low 23°F, 4.4 in35°18°Jan3.438°18°Feb3.146°25°Mar4.058°35°Apr4.168°46°May3.877°56°Jun4.182°62°Jul3.980°59°Aug3.873°52°Sep4.262°40°Oct4.851°31°Nov3.741°23°Dec4.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Natick, 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

1,905 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Framingham’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Metrowest Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · FraminghamUnder a mile
  • Marlborough HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Marlborough7.6 miles
  • Newton-Wellesley HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Newton9.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors138
Specialist doctors191
Dentists103
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants199
Mental health providers1,136
Physical and occupational therapists97
Optometrists15
Chiropractors26
Pharmacies21

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 Framingham

Parks (38 nearby)

  • Cushing Memorial Park · 68 acres1.0 mi
  • Merchant Road Fields · 26 acres2.6 mi
  • Long Athletic Field Complex · 25 acres1.2 mi
  • Farm Pond Park · 23 acres1.0 mi
  • Bowditch Field · 19 acres0.1 mi
  • Mary Dennison Park · 14 acres1.7 mi

Grocery stores (11 nearby)

  • Trader Joe's0.3 mi
  • Dubom Supermarket0.4 mi
  • Whole Foods Market0.5 mi
  • Stop & Shop1.0 mi

Pharmacies (7 nearby)

  • Walgreens0.4 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.0 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.1 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy2.4 mi

Libraries (11 nearby)

  • Marks Fine Arts Library0.4 mi
  • Henry Whittemore Library0.4 mi
  • Center for Global Education Resource Library0.5 mi
  • Tedeschi Library and Information Center0.9 mi
  • Framingham Public Library1.1 mi

Museums (3 nearby)

  • Danforth Art0.7 mi
  • Framingham Historical Society0.7 mi
  • Knight Hall2.3 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • The Center For Arts In Natick4.2 mi
  • Keiter Center4.3 mi
  • Vokes Theatre6.4 mi
  • Hopkinton Center for the Arts7.0 mi
  • Bardwell Auditorium7.0 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.

Schools in Framingham

Public schools here are run by Framingham, Christa McAuliffe Charter School, South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (16)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Juniper Hill SchoolFraminghamPre-K245Public1.5 mi
Miriam F McCarthy SchoolFraminghamPre-K–5490Public0.7 mi
Barbieri ElementaryFraminghamK–5671Public1.1 mi
BrophyFraminghamK–5504Public2.0 mi
Charlotte A DunningFraminghamK–5436Public1.8 mi
Harmony Grove ElementaryFraminghamK–5453Public2.2 mi
HemenwayFraminghamK–5538Public2.5 mi
King Elementary SchoolFraminghamK–5385Public2.1 mi
Mary E Stapleton ElementaryFraminghamK–5359Public2.6 mi
Potter RoadFraminghamK–5540Public3.0 mi
Cameron Middle SchoolFramingham6–8592Public3.0 mi
Christa McAuliffe Charter SchoolFramingham6–8284Charter1.9 mi
Fuller MiddleFramingham6–8592Public0.6 mi
Walsh MiddleFramingham6–8785Public1.9 mi
Framingham High SchoolFramingham9–122,534Public2.1 mi
Joseph P Keefe Technical High SchoolFramingham9–12896Career and Technical1.3 mi
Private schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Bridget SchoolFraminghamPre-K–8228Roman Catholic0.3 mi
Summit Montessori SchoolFraminghamPre-K–665Nonsectarian1.3 mi
The Learning Center for the DeafFraminghamPre-K–12155Nonsectarian0.8 mi
Metrowest Jewish Day SchoolFraminghamK–840Jewish2.2 mi
Wayside AcademyFramingham6–1225Nonsectarian0.7 mi
Sudbury Valley SchoolFraminghamUngraded68Nonsectarian2.8 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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