Northeast

Melrose

Middlesex County, MA

Population

29,477

Walk Score

93 · Walker's Paradise

Median rent

$1,837

Median home value

$732,300

Settled

1629

Melrose is a city located in the Greater Boston metropolitan area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Its population as of the 2020 census was 29,817. It is a suburb located approximately seven miles north of Boston. It is situated in the center of the triangle created by Interstates 93, 95 and U.S. Route 1.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Melrose Town Center Historic District · listed 1982

Notable landmarks

  • Beebe Estate · listed 1981
  • Larrabee's Brick Block · listed 1984
  • Lynde, Joseph, House
  • Melrose Public Library · listed 1988
  • Trinity Episcopal Church · listed 1995
  • Upham, Phineas, House · listed 1990

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