The
2002 median value of single family homes is a reasonable $257,800.
Residential property taxes are a mere $9.02 per year (among the
very lowest in the state) per $1,000 assessed. In school, the per
pupil annual expenditure is $4,945. Two of Woburn’s public elementary
schools were recently cited among the top 10 in the state. Woburn
students have cumulatively scored very well on the new state mandated
MCAS exams. By far, the majority of Woburn High School graduates
attend four-year colleges and universities.
Woburn
opened its first truly public library in 1856, but the library’s
history actually began over 200 years ago. Its Romanesque quarters
were designed by Henry M. Richardson, who also designed Boston’s
Trinity Church. Woburn Public Library is architecturally one of
the country’s most significant community libraries.
Of
the estimated one-million-person population within a 10-mile radius
of Woburn, 68.7 percent of those working are reportedly white collar
workers; 36.4 percent have a college education; nearly 50 percent
are of working age between 21 and 59, with 25.4 percent between
ages 30 and 49. An estimated 10,174 businesses operate within a
five-mile radius. No doubt about it-- Woburn is an ideal
location for your business.
Why
not move your business (and perhaps your family, too) to Woburn,
conveniently located at the commercial crossroads of Greater Boston,
the junction of Route 128 and Interstate 93. Woburn offers an easy
commute and some of the best commercial leasing deals in New England.
Direct MBTA bus and train service to and from downtown Boston (including
North Woburn's new Regional Transportation Center), and a host of
hotels, restaurants, shopping centers, and entertainment all combine
for a most convenient locale. What a concept: less traffic, lower
taxes, and more time at home!