Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town was settled in 1928 and has 5,876 residents today.
West Concord’s rent at the middle of the market is $2,675 a month, above both Massachusetts’ towns ($1,683 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Only 9 of the 284 Massachusetts towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than West Concord. West Concord’s trail network density is 4.3 miles per square mile, against 1.8 in Massachusetts’ towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Old Rifle Range, 118 acres with 3.1 miles of trail. We don’t grade West Concord yet; the figures below are still real.
Where West Concord’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census counts: 1,285 in 1950, 6,320 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1893 and 8 maps from 1886 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West Concord. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaFenway Park
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
3 mi LakeWalden Pond
Big draw17 mi MuseumIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Big draw36 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
15 mi Stadium & arenaHarvard StadiumFenway Park: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gillette Stadium: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Walden Pond: Victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Sean Dungan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Harvard Stadium: Nick Allen, CC BY-SA 4.0
West Concord is unincorporated, so Middlesex County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in West Concord.
The median commute is under 15 miles. West Concord’s middle household income stands at $183,000. Just 5% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs based in West Concord grew to 4,058 in 2023, 340 more than in 2013.
| West Concord | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $183,000 | $120,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.5% | 6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The risk rating from FEMA for West Concord comes to 27 of 100. The town has had 7 paid flood insurance claims since 1982. Expected losses in West Concord break down as 71% from inland flooding and 9% from hurricanes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails total 16 miles in 15 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in West Concord: 15, covering 363 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Old Rifle Range | 3.1 mi | 118 |
| 2. Northeast Correctional Center Land | 1.8 mi | 88 |
| 3. Powder Mill Woods | 1.2 mi | 26 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The range runs from 17° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 59 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The share of adults in West Concord who report frequent mental distress: 13%. CDC measures, 32 in all: West Concord beats Massachusetts on 17 and trails on 1. 24% of adults in the town have obesity; 29% sleep under 7 hours.
| West Concord | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 28% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | West Concord | MA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.2% | 12.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.4% | 7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Among households in West Concord, 62% own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
18 within 15 miles of the center of West Concord
About 4 of every 100 West Concord residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Massachusetts.
Census-designated place in Massachusetts, United States
West Concord is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Concord in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,320 at the 2020 census.
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We don’t grade West Concord yet; the figures below are still real.
