MetroWest
MetroWest is a cluster of cities and towns lying west of Boston and east of Worcester, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The name was coined in the 1980s by a local newspaper.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Concord and Marlborough.
Concord
Maybe you’ve never heard of sleepy Concord Massachusetts population 18,000, but your life has certainly been impacted by it. This is where "the shot heard round the world" was fired in the spring of 1775, setting off a chain of events that would eventually lead to the creation of the United States.
Marlborough
Marlborough is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 41,793 at the 2020 census. Marlborough became a prosperous industrial town in the 19th century and made the transition to high technology industry in the late 20th century after the construction of the Massachusetts Turnpike.
Framingham
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Framingham is a suburban city in Greater Boston, Massachusetts, with a population of more than 72,000. This former blue-collar manufacturing town is now a sprawling western suburb of Boston, known for its high density of white-collar technology and business professionals, as well as an ethnically diverse population.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Natick and Hudson.
Natick
Natick is a town in Massachusetts with a population of about 37,000. It's approximately 10 miles west of Boston.
Hudson
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Hudson is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, with a total population of 20,092 as of the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name.
Bedford
Bedford is a town in Massachusetts with a population of 14,000. Carlisle is a town with a population of 5,000. A low population density gives the town a rural feel, and it's known for outdoor activities including hiking and biking.
Wayland
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Wayland, a town in the MetroWest region of Massachusetts, is a residential suburb of 14,000, with mostly families as residents. Sudbury is a town with a population of 19,000 in the 2020 census.
Ashland
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Ashland is a town of 18,000 in Massachusetts approximately 25 miles west of Boston. Ashland was the original starting point of the Boston Marathon and birthplace of the electric clock.
Acton
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Acton is a town in Massachusetts with a population of 24,000 in the 2020 census. Boxborough is a town with a population of about 6,000. Maynard is a town with a population of 11,000. Stow is a town with a population of 7,000.
MetroWest
- Type: region
- Description: region west of Boston and east of Worcester, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts
- Location: Eastern Massachusetts, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude of center
42.343° or 42° 20′ 35″ northLongitude of center
-71.358° or 71° 21′ 29″ westWikidata ID
Q6824442
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Slovenian—“MetroWest” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “西都市地区”
- Slovenian: “MetroWest”
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