Downtown Woburn

Woburn, MA

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Downtown Woburn - Woburn, MA Area Guide

A laid-back downtown area near two major cities

Quaint Outdoors Quiet Great Location Commuter

Downtown Woburn is a great choice for renters looking to be near other metropolitan cities but wanting to live in a quiet area. Downtown Woburn is about 10 miles from Boston and Cambridge, giving residents easy access to Harvard University, Boston University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This historic locale maintains a quaint charm. Along with government offices and the public library, Downtown Woburn has small restaurants and shops located along Main Street. The heart of Woburn is typically calm, but there are free concerts and movie screenings from time to time. Locals flock to the city’s best parks like Horn Pond Recreation Area, which is a popular spot for hiking and biking. Although Downtown Woburn has historic houses with renovated interiors, there are also modern studios, houses, and apartments available for rent.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in Downtown Woburn is $2,074 for a studio, $2,166 for one bedroom, $2,982 for two bedrooms, and $1,076 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Downtown Woburn has increased by 6.4% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 404 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,074/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 344 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,166/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 878 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,982/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 0 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,076/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Moderately Drivable

Drivability

70 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk

Groceries

60 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

50 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Recreation

Very Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

80 / 100

Good Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

60 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

40 / 100

Moderately Noisy

Quiet Score

50 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Walter D. Stone Memorial Zoo
  • Middlesex Fells Reservation
  • Friends of Middlesex Fells Reservation
  • Breakheart Reservation
  • Mass Audubon's Habitat Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary

Airports

  • General Edward Lawrence Logan International
  • Manchester Boston Regional

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.