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Woburn
Massachusettscity
Woburn
Total population
41,939
Median home value
$673,500
Bachelor's+
Median income
$111,185
Founded
1640
Air quality index
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Woburn is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,876 at the 2020 census. Woburn is located 9 miles (14 km) north of Boston. Woburn uses Massachusetts' mayor-council form of government, in which an elected mayor is the executive and a partly district-based, partly at-large city council is the legislature. It was the last of Massachusetts' 351 municipalities to refer to members of its city council as "aldermen".
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Woburn, MA from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves134,413
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves127,074
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves115,751
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves111,433
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves106,545
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves104,777
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves103,134
- Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves94,257
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.8 — 2025-01-279 km SE of York Harbor, Maine
- M 2.7 — 2023-12-235 km SW of Chichester, New Hampshire
- M 2.7 — 2018-02-150 km SE of East Kingston, New Hampshire
- M 2.8 — 2016-03-214 km ESE of Warner, New Hampshire
- M 2.61 — 2013-10-11New Hampshire
- M 3.15 — 2010-09-262 km SW of Canterbury, New Hampshire
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Woburn
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-06-08 21:00 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Woburn, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image