Framingham is a city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. Incorporated in 1700, it is located in Middlesex County and the MetroWest subregion of the Greater Boston metropolitan area. The city proper covers 25 square miles (65 km2) with a population of 72,362 in 2020, making it the 14th most populous municipality in Massachusetts. Residents voted in favor of adopting a charter to transition from a representative town meeting system to a mayor–council government in April 2017, and the municipality transitioned to city status on January 1, 2018. Before it transitioned, it had been the largest town by population in Massachusetts.
Northeast
Framingham
Middlesex County, MA
Population
71,805
Walk Score
90 · Walker's Paradise
Median rent
$1,689
Median home value
$553,200
Settled
1650
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Concord Square Historic District · listed 1983
- Framingham Centre Common Historic District · listed 1990
- Irving Square Historic District · listed 1982
- Saxonville Historic District · listed 1992
- Sudbury Aqueduct Linear District · listed 1990
Notable landmarks
- Ellis, Moses, House · listed 1983
- First Baptist Church · listed 1980
- Framingham Railroad Station · listed 1975
- Framingham Reservoir No. 1 Dam and Gatehouse · listed 1990
- Framingham Reservoir No. 2 Dam and Gatehouse · listed 1990
- Framingham Reservoir No. 3 Dam and Gatehouse · listed 1990
- Gibbs, Paul, House · listed 1983
- Lake Cochituate Dam · listed 1990
- Nobscot Union Chapel · listed 2023
- R. H. Long Company Factory · listed 2023
- Saint John's Episcopal Church · listed 1990
- Whit's Diner · listed 2003
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