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Medway, Massachusetts, in Norfolk county, is 9 miles S of Framingham, Massachusetts (center to center) and 22 miles SW of Boston, Massachusetts. The town is included in the Boston metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 12,448 people lived in Medway.
In Medway, about 69% of adults are married. Medway is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in town is married (though of course they're not). Large families and residences are common here. Watch out for that stroller! It's hard to swing a rattle in Medway without hitting a preschooler.
In 2000, Medway had a median family income of $85,627. Many people in Medway make a good living. The bulk of the population of the town is doing well, with money to spend. Medway doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the town have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in Massachusetts.
Medway residents donated more money ($18,900) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Republican party attracted the most donations from the town.
A low crime rate is one of the plusses in Medway.
An estimated 84% of living spaces in Medway are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in the town as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Medway, 90% of commuters drive to work.
Medway strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Massachusetts):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Property Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 1% |  |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 4% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 5% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 9% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 9% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 13% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 18% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 19% | |
Comparing Medway to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Massachusetts (State):
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| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Children Under 5 Years Old |  | |
| Well-Paid Single Men | |  |
| Well-Paid Single Women | | |
| Male Share of the Population |  |  |
| Age of the Population | |  |
| Female Share of the Population | | |
| Senior Citizens | | |
| Racial Diversity | |  |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Portion of People Married | | |
| Average Household Size | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| People Above Poverty | | |
| People in Middle Class or Better | | |
| Median Family Income | | |
| College Educated Adults | |  |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Working at Home | | |
| Public Transportation Use | | |
| Walking and Biking to Work | | |
| Short Commute Times | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Housing Recently Built | | |
| Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals |  | |
| Affordability of Rents | | |
| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
| People Living Alone | | |
| Seasonal and Vacation Housing | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Property Crime | | |
| Low Violent Crime | | |
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