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Welcome to the Area

The Middlesex West Area is an easy commute from Boston. Read more on each community below.

The Middlesex West region, located northwest of Boston, is an ideal area for both business and residential populations. The picturesque area appeals to those who value a rural environment yet need access to the technology highways of routes 128, 93 and 495. Easy commutes to Boston's Logan International Airport, as well as the availability of rail service, make the Middlesex West area an ideal location for business.

Businesses of all sizes are located in the Middlesex West region. Several large companies thrive in this area and have expanded their campuses over the last several years. Small entrepreneurial companies, as well as start-up companies, utilize the research facilities of the many institutions of higher learning in and around Middlesex West. The area also provides a customer base with a higher than average disposable income which includes working professionals and successful young families.

Residents of this area have a quality of life in which families and individuals thrive. Nashoba Valley, home of many orchards and farms, has a number of diverse communities, with a mix of quality housing in contemporary and traditional styles. Towns are proud of their excellent public and private schools, unique program offerings for all ages, and parks and recreational areas. The area is within an hour's drive to the ocean, beaches, trails and ski areas that provide recreational opportunities during all four of the beautiful New England seasons.

There is a strong sense of history in the region and a cultural atmosphere that is a haven for poets, authors and artists. Nearby Boston boasts of many museums such as the Museum of Fine Arts and the Museum of Science, as well as many venues for the performing arts at the Wang and Colonial Theaters, Symphony Hall and others. The region is also known for many world renowned medical institutions and teaching hospitals such as Children's Hospital, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Massachusetts General Hospital.

Emerson Hospital is a full-service, non-profit community hospital conveniently located in Concord. Founded in 1911, today Emerson provides advanced medical services to more than 300,000 individuals in 25 towns. With more than 280 primary care doctors and specialists on the active medical staff, Emerson physicians provide everything from anesthesiology to vascular surgery. The hospital is well known for its outstanding medical and surgical specialists, as well as excellent nursing care and patient-centered services.

As an added convenience, Emerson Hospital has three satellite offices in Sudbury, Groton and Westford. Services included at those offices are pediatrics, primary care, laboratory services, MRI, mammography and physical therapy among others. The Emerson Hospital Center for Specialty Care opened last fall and houses specialty services including surgical weight loss, the Elizabeth Smith Agarwal Diabetes Center, the Wound Care Center, PET/CT imaging and many more. Emerson Hospital is proud to be a part of an active and thriving community.

Each town in our service area is unique and affords something for everyone. Learn more about Acton, Boxborough, Carlisle, Concord, Littleton, Maynard, Stow and Westford in the paragraphs below.

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Acton
Acton is located 25 miles northwest of Boston along Routes 2, 27, 111 and is close to Route 495. Acton offers a full range of services to its residents and businesses, including an active town government, topnotch library, nationally accredited police department, full-time fire department, and local and regional school systems that are ranked among the top in the state. Commerce continues to grow and thrive in Acton due, in large part, to its location along major routes and the commuter rail stop. A wide range of retail stores and services, community theater, various types of town and commercial recreation options, and several museums can be found in Acton.
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Boxborough
Boxborough is located 28 miles northwest of Boston, just off Route 495. Once a mainly agricultural community, Boxborough has become primarily residential. Boxborough’s early agricultural history, which expanded to include orchards and grazing for milk production, is still evident today. Having little commercial development in the past, today most of the town’s industry is high tech. Boxborough has one elementary school and is part of the Acton-Boxborough Regional School District. Its school system is recognized as one of the finest in the Commonwealth.
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Carlisle
The town of Carlisle offers peaceful residential living located within a short ride of Boston. Carlisle maintains a rich tradition in the preservation of open space and scenic ways. The town serves as the home of the only working cranberry bog in Middlesex County and offers residents and visitors the beauty of Great Brook State Farm Park. The town operates by the historic open meeting form of town government and its residents volunteer their time to serve on the town’s boards and committees. Carlisle also offers an excellent elementary school system and is joined with the town of Concord to offer a quality high school education. With little commercial development, the town is its own largest employer.
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Concord
Founded in 1635, Concord is an old historic town on the western axis of suburban Boston. Settled early by the English as a frontier outpost of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Concord was the first interior, non-tidal water town in Massachusetts. The town has a significant literary history, having been the home of the leaders of the intellectual movements of 19th century America. Louisa May Alcott, Bronson Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Nathaniel Hawthorne lived in Concord at one time or another and Henry David Thoreau wrote his internationally known philosophical treatise at Walden Pond. Concord evolved from a frontier town into a prosperous regional center with a mixed society including small yeoman farmers, affluent gentry and immigrants from Italy and Norway. Today, there are a number of large companies, including a growing health care community. Bisected by Route 2, Concord has municipal power and two commuter rail stations.
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Littleton
The town of Littleton is a rural industrial town located 26 miles northwest of Boston. The early development of the town was based on a farming economy with grazing, orchards and some seasonal lumbering. The town remains a significantly agricultural community with poultry farms, dairies and orchards, as well as several 18th century center-chimney houses and unique brick cottages. There are numerous recreational opportunities to enjoy such as cross-country skiing, hiking, horseback riding, freshwater fishing, and swimming. Littleton has a commuter rail station and a municipal power plant.
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Maynard
Maynard is a geographically small (5.3 sq. miles) town of slightly more than 10,000 residents. It is ethnically diverse with a history of industrial development. Over one million square feet of mill space was built by the Assabet Woolen Mill in the mid 1800s and is currently occupied by numerous businesses, large and small. The downtown area offers a variety of services, shops, restaurants and a seasonal farmer’s market. Maynard is both rural and suburban with a well-defined commercial downtown and open space condominiums, single family and multifamily homes. It is a full service community with full-time police and fire services, K-12 schools, curbside trash collection, and water and sewer service to 95% of the town.
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Stow
Incorporated in 1683 and originally called Pompositticut Plantation, Stow is a small residential community with rural aspects, located about 25 miles northwest of Boston. The town boasts of several apple orchards and a growing number of fine golf courses. In addition, there are two sheep farms, one of which conducts an "open barn" in the spring - a very popular event for children to view and pet new lambs. A private airport and Lake Boon, which has become an attractive year-round residential area, are sources of pride to the community. Stow has easy access to Routes 495, 117 and 62.
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Westford
Incorporated in 1729, Westford is located 35 miles northwest of Boston. A picturesque town with rolling hills, lakes and apple orchards, Westford was originally known for its farms and woolen mills. Considered to be mostly a bedroom community with an emphasis on high tech, Westford has experienced a dramatic increase in business development in recent years. The town has a beautiful state-of-the-art library, a very active community center with offerings for all ages, an active recreation department and an excellent school system. The Nashoba Valley Ski area and two town beaches on spring-fed ponds offer additional recreational opportunities.
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