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Our Framingham, MA real estate website provides a wealth of information for home buyers and home sellers. Below, you will find information on the history and culture of Framingham as well as links to more detailed information such as demographics and schools. You may view a virtual tour, search homes for sale, and access information on different types of properties such as condos, farms, foreclosures, and vacation homes. This website will give you everything you need to buy or sell a home in Framingham, MA.
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Framingham MA Community Profile & History
Framingham, Massachusetts is a diverse community located midway between Boston and Worcester. The hub of the Metrowest region, Framingham offers a unique blend of urban and rural qualities along with excellent public services and a well-respected school system.
The town has a wide range of housing opportunities and a large retail base for residents to enjoy. The vibrant retail area along Route 9 lies near quiet residential areas and the town common. The community's historic strengths have been its location and its people.
Situated along the Old Connecticut Path, a Native American trail from the Massachusetts Bay to the Connecticut River Valley, the area was first settled by Englishman John Stone in 1647. In 1660, Thomas Danforth, an official of the Bay Colony received a grant of land at "Danforth's Farms"; his holdings would eventually total more than 15,000 acres. In 1700, a year after his death, a town was created from Danforth's lands and named after his birth home of Framlingham, Suffolk. Why the "L" was dropped for the new town's name is not known.
In the years prior to the Civil War, the town was an annual gathering-spot for members of the Abolitionist movement. Every Independence Day from 1854 to 1865, the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society held a rally in a picnic area called Harmony Grove near what is now the town center. At the 1854 rally, William Lloyd Garrison burned copies of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, judicial decisions enforcing it, and the United States Constitution. Other prominent Abolitionists present that day included William C. Nell, Sojourner Truth, Wendell Phillips, Lucy Stone, and Henry David Thoreau.
From its founding in 1700, the community has supported a variety of industries. The mills and factories that flourished in the region encouraged the growth of the Saxonville area and the downtown. Currently, the major employers are primarily non-manufacturing and include medical, retail, educational, office and biotechnical industries.
Community residents value public participation; Framingham is the largest Massachusetts municipality with a town meeting form of government. The town offers recreational activities of all sorts for its residents, from the many organized sports leagues to the nationally renowned Garden in the Woods.
Framingham, MA Real Estate Market Statistics
The following information was extracted from the state-wide MLS system and its accuracy is not guranteed.
Framingham Single Family Home Sales Trends:
| Year Days on Market #Sold Average Price Lowest Price Median Price Highest Price |
2006 98 498 $408347 $200000 $375000 $1315000 |
2007 104 472 $393556 $185000 $360000 $1385000 |
2008 118 469 $350153 $70000 $329000 $1550000 |
2009 106 442 $321227 $62500 $300000 $1712500 |
Average Selling Price of Single Family Homes in Framingham
| 2006 |  $408347 | |
| 2007 | $393556 | |
| 2008 | $350153 | |
| 2009 | $321227 |
Framingham Condominum Sales Trends:
| Year Days on Market #Sold Average Price Lowest Price Median Price Highest Price |
2006 86 185 $204329 $52500 $204000 $371000 |
2007 113 125 $203411 $57000 $199400 $453000 |
2008 138 158 $122931 $35000 $94750 $325000 |
2009 142 173 $105085 $30000 $85000 $272000 |
Average Selling Price of Condominiums in Framingham
| 2006 | $204329 | |
| 2007 | $203411 | |
| 2008 | $122931 | |
| 2009 | $105085 |
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