CochituateMassachusetts
Cochituate is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Wayland in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,927 at the 2020 census, out of 13,943 in the entire town of Wayland..
Intro: Wikipedia
About Cochituate
Set in the central part of Massachusetts, Cochituate is a small unincorporated community.
Cochituate holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.81 square miles.
📰 Cochituate News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Cochituate Unique
- The only place in America named Cochituate — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Part of the fabric of Massachusetts — one of 248 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Easy reach of Framingham (4 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in Cochituate
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🍽️ Where to Eat in Cochituate
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🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Golden Ball Tavern Museum · Museum
- Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History · Museum
- Dave & Buster's
- Level 99 · Arcade
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cochituate
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Cochituate
- Bennett-Hemenway
- Claypit Hill School
- Happy Hollow School
- Johnson
- Loker School
- Natick High
- The Children's Way Preschool
- Wayland High School
- Wayland Middle School
- Wilson Middle
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.