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Region west of Boston and east of Worcester, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts
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MetroWest is a region just west of Greater Boston in Massachusetts.
By public transit
By bicycle
To the north you'll find the popular Minuteman Bikeway which ends in Bedford. From there, many follow the Reformatory Trail to Concord, but a great alternate is the Battle Road Trail.
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Maybe you’ve never heard of sleepy Concord Massachusetts population 18,000 (2020), but your life has certainly been impacted by it. This is where "the shot heard round the world" was fired in the spring of 1775, setting off a chain of events that would eventually lead to the creation of the United States.
Framingham is a suburban city in Greater Boston, Massachusetts, with a population of more than 72,000 (2020). This former blue-collar manufacturing town is now a sprawling western suburb of Boston, known for its high density of white-collar technology and business professionals, as well as an ethnically diverse population.
Natick is a town in Massachusetts with a population of about 37,000 (2020). It's approximately 10 miles west of Boston.
Acton is a town in Massachusetts with a population of 24,000 in the 2020 census. Boxborough is a town with a population of about 6,000 (2020).
Ashland is a town of 18,000 in Massachusetts approximately 25 miles west of Boston. Ashland was the original starting point of the Boston Marathon and birthplace of the electric clock.
Bedford is a town in Massachusetts with a population of 14,000 (2020). Carlisle is a town with a population of 5,000 (2020).
Hudson is a town in Middlesex County, MetroWest with a population of 20,000 (2020).
Marlborough, sometimes seen as "Marlboro" is a city in Massachusetts with a population of 42,000 (2020).
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