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Framingham, Massachusetts: commercial real estate data.
Framingham is a Census city of 72,399 people across 25.04 square miles of land, in Middlesex County. Median household income is $107,419, 54.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 97 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $23.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Framingham
What Framingham is
- Census place typecity
- Land area25.04 sq mi
- Water area1.46 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,891
- County holding the largest share of its areaMiddlesex County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Framingham
- Population72,399
- Median age37.5
- Population under 1815,692
- Share under 1821.7 percent
- Population 65 and over10,923
- Share 65 and over15.1 percent
- Households26,803
- Family households18,105
- Share of households that are families67.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Framingham
- Median household income$107,419
- Per capita income$53,991
- Civilian labor force41,923
- Employed39,895
- Unemployed2,028 plus or minus 414
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over49,677
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher48.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree20.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Framingham
- Housing units27,918
- Occupied units26,803
- Vacant units1,115 plus or minus 364
- Vacancy rate4.0 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Owner occupied14,680
- Renter occupied12,123
- Ownership rate54.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$627,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,033
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.7 percent
- Single family units15,903
- Share single family57.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more12,015
- Share in buildings of two or more43.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1966
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Framingham gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute31,428
- Commuting under 15 minutes6,141
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more15,899
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more50.6 percent
- Drove alone60.5 percent
- Carpooled6.0 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Public transport2.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked2.8 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home19.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Framingham (7(a))
- Approvals97
- Gross approval$23,422,900
- Average approval$241,473
- Median approval$88,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$573,360
- Largest approval$2,486,000
- Jobs supported936
- Jobs per approval9.6
- Loans with a final outcome21
- Paid in full20
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more2.1 percent
- Share to franchises4.1 percent
- Distinct lenders27
- Distinct industries by NAICS55
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Framingham, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 21 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Framingham (504)
- Approvals28
- Gross approval$18,083,000
- Average approval$645,821
- Median approval$458,500
- Largest approval$3,075,000
- Jobs supported185
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Framingham, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Framingham
- NFIP communityCity of Framingham
- NFIP community number250193
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/07/14
The City of Framingham participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 250193 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Middlesex County, not Framingham
Middlesex County context, not Framingham figures
- Establishments in Middlesex County44,624
- Covered employment, Middlesex County926,104
- Average annual pay, Middlesex County$113,704
- Housing units permitted, Middlesex County3,495
Every figure in this section is published for Middlesex County as a whole and is not a measurement of Framingham.
All Middlesex County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Framingham questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Framingham, Massachusetts?
72,399, in 26,803 households. Framingham city covers 25.04 square miles of land, which is 2,891 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Framingham in?
Middlesex County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Framingham?
$107,419. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $627,300. Median gross rent is $2,033 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Framingham businesses?
97 7(a) approvals totaling $23.4 m since FY2020, across 27 lenders, median approval $88,000, plus 28 504 approvals worth $18.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Framingham, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Framingham borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Framingham. Only 21 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Framingham in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Framingham appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Framingham, city of, community 250193, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Framingham figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Middlesex County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Framingham.
Is zoning published for Framingham?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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