Middlesex County, Massachusetts — cities by momentum

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23 cities tracked, ranked by composite momentum.

23
Cities tracked
1,131,181
Combined population
$832,055
Median home (county)
19
Rising / Hot

Middlesex County, Massachusetts has 23 tracked cities with a combined population of 1,131,181. The median home value across these cities is $832,055.

The highest-momentum city in the county is Lexington, with a composite score of 72 (Rising) — median home $1,609,525, +2.4% year over year.

The most affordable city tracked here is Lowell at $484,226.

Lexington

pop 34,454
72
Rising$1,609,525 · +2.4%

Reading

pop 25,518
70
Rising$936,575 · +2.5%

Belmont

pop 27,295
69
Rising$1,478,947 · +0.6%

Wilmington

pop 23,349
69
Rising$790,286 · +2.0%

Winchester

pop 22,970
69
Rising$1,575,917 · +1.5%

Stoneham

pop 23,244
68
Rising$818,108 · +1.9%

Maynard

pop 10,746
68
Rising$617,143 · +0.1%

Newton

pop 90,700
67
Rising$1,552,051 · +2.2%

Arlington

pop 46,308
67
Rising$1,096,402 · +1.8%

Hudson

pop 15,749
67
Rising$620,660 · +0.9%

Lowell

pop 120,418
66
Rising$484,226 · +0.1%

Wakefield

pop 27,090
66
Rising$827,431 · +1.9%

Burlington

pop 26,377
66
Rising$890,832 · +1.0%

Everett

pop 51,825
65
Rising$643,199 · +1.4%

Woburn

pop 43,895
65
Rising$769,441 · +1.5%

Melrose

pop 29,938
65
Rising$929,978 · +2.7%

Waltham

pop 65,849
63
Rising$832,055 · +1.1%

Medford

pop 59,898
63
Rising$846,061 · +0.5%

Marlborough

pop 42,169
63
Rising$585,316 · +0.3%

Somerville

pop 82,149
61
Stable$942,416 · +0.6%

Malden

pop 66,693
61
Stable$688,748 · +1.0%

Framingham

pop 73,361
59
Stable$671,407 · -0.1%

Cambridge

pop 121,186
56
Stable$1,041,988 · -1.6%

Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
35° / 21°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
81° / 64°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
200
~55% of year
Annual precip
48″ rain
43″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Moderate
Tornado
Low
Wildfire
Very low
Earthquake
Very low
Flood
Moderate

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.