ArlingtonMassachusetts
Arlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The town is six miles (10 km) northwest of Boston, and its population was 46,308 at the 2020 census..
Intro: Wikipedia
About Arlington
Arlington is a small unincorporated community in northern Massachusetts.
Officially, Arlington is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.14 square miles.
📰 Arlington News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Arlington Unique
- One of 21 places in the US named Arlington — but the Massachusetts one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northern Massachusetts, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Easy reach of Medford (3 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in Arlington
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Arlington
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Cyrus Dallin Art Museum · Museum
- Old Schwamb Mill · Museum
- Arlington Center Historic District · Attraction
- Central Street Historical District · Attraction
- Jason Russell House · Museum
- Smith Museum Archives · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Arlington
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Arlington
- Arlington High
- Brackett
- Cyrus E Dallin
- Gibbs School
- Hardy
- John A Bishop
- M Norcross Stratton
- Menotomy Preschool
- Ottoson Middle
- Peirce
- Thompson
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.