Size is not all that matters. But still, we would love to know how big Medford in Massachusetts is. Here is the answer:
Medford, Massachusetts covers an area of 22.44 square kilometers (8.66 square miles).
With 56,173 people living in Medford that comes to a population density of 2503.25 inhabitants per square kilometer (6486.49 / sq mi)
As a reference: The 8,398,748 people living in New York City are crammed onto 1214 sq km (468.73 sq mi), which results into a population density of 6918 inhabitants per square kilometer (17918 / sq mi).
Medford is a city 6.7 miles northwest of downtown Boston on the Mystic River in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. In the 2010 U.S. Census, Medford’s population was 56,173. It is home to Tufts University, which has its campus along the Medford and Somerville border. In 2019, Medford’s population grew up to 57,341 residents.
Cities with a similar size as Medford
If you want to check which cities have a similar size as Medford, Massachusetts, here you go:
- Urbana, Ohio with a size of 20.17 square kilometers (20.17 sq mi), population: 11,613
- White Plains, New York with a size of 25.60 square kilometers (25.60 sq mi), population: 57,866
- Farmington, Missouri with a size of 23.78 square kilometers (23.78 sq mi), population: 16,240
- Lake St. Louis, Missouri with a size of 23.21 square kilometers (23.21 sq mi), population: 14,545
- Del City, Oklahoma with a size of 19.47 square kilometers (19.47 sq mi), population: 21,332
- La Mirada, California with a size of 20.30 square kilometers (20.30 sq mi), population: 48,527
- Klamath Falls, Oregon with a size of 20.66 square kilometers (20.66 sq mi), population: 20,840
- Neenah, Wisconsin with a size of 24.88 square kilometers (24.88 sq mi), population: 25,501
- Hobbs, New Mexico with a size of 18.90 square kilometers (18.90 sq mi), population: 43,405
- Sunnyside, Washington with a size of 19.46 square kilometers (19.46 sq mi), population: 15,858
Cities with a similar population density as Medford
Other cities that have a similar population density as Medford, Massachusetts are:
- Highland Village, Texas with a population density of 2,353 people per sq km (6,096 / sq mi).
- San Carlos, California with a population density of 2,087 people per sq km (5,409 / sq mi).
- Burbank, Illinois with a population density of 2,678 people per sq km (6,936 / sq mi).
- Beverly Hills, California with a population density of 2,343 people per sq km (6,070 / sq mi).
- University City, Missouri with a population density of 2,326 people per sq km (6,026 / sq mi).
- Springdale, Ohio with a population density of 2,258 people per sq km (5,845 / sq mi).
- Riverbank, California with a population density of 2,127 people per sq km (5,504 / sq mi).
- Opelousas, Louisiana with a population density of 2,928 people per sq km (7,589 / sq mi).
- Aliso Viejo, California with a population density of 2,669 people per sq km (6,911 / sq mi).
- Westerville, Ohio with a population density of 2,864 people per sq km (7,417 / sq mi).
Cities with a similar population size as Medford
Here a list of cities that have a similar number of inhabitants like Medford, Massachusetts:
- Salina, Kansas with a population of 47,707 people
- Doral, Florida with a population of 54,116 people
- Boynton Beach, Florida with a population of 68,217 people
- Middletown, Ohio with a population of 51,605 people
- Lenexa, Kansas with a population of 48,190 people
- Sanford, Florida with a population of 53,570 people
- East Orange, New Jersey with a population of 64,270 people
- Springdale, Arkansas with a population of 69,797 people
- Carson City, Nevada with a population of 54,080 people
- Greenville, South Carolina with a population of 62,252 people
Cities with the same name “Medford”
Same name but different game – do we have sister cities from other states:
- Medford, Oregon with a population of 74,907 residents