One downside of living in Medford is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Medford, the average commute to work is 32.17 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
For the size of the town, public transportation in Medford is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Medford, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.
The overall education level of Medford is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.78% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Medford in 2018 was $43,764, which is upper middle income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $175,056 for a family of four. However, Medford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Medford is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Medford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Medford residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Medford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.32% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Medford include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Medford's cultural character, accounting for 17.48% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Medford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
