Medford, Massachusetts, covers 6.7 miles northwest of downtown Boston. Situated on the Mystic River, It has a population of about 56,000. Medford has historic sites, monuments, and houses, dating as far back as the 17th century. It is home to Tufts University.
Massachusetts is in the New England region of the U.S. It shares borders with the Atlantic Ocean, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. Boston is the capital and the most populous city, with about 7,033,469 residents. It is the seventh-smallest state spanning only 10,555 square miles, 25.7% of which is water.