Wellesley

Official Website: www.wellesleyma.gov
County: Norfolk
Region: Framingham & Boston Area
Year Settled: 1660
Incorporated as a Town: 1881
Land Area: 10.2 sq. miles
Population Density: 2,614 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 26,613
Estimated Population for 2006: 26,987
Racial makeup of population: [+] show

88.3%	White
1.5%	Black
2.3%	Hispanic
6.3%	Asian
0.1%	Native American
1.4%	Other

Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $544,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $971,000
Poverty: 3.8%
Violent Crime Index: 5 (very low)
Property Crime Index: 12 (low)

Wellesley is a small college town in the Metro Boston area. Wellesley College, Babson College, and a campus of Massachusetts Bay Community College are all located in Wellesley. The population here is highly educated and many people have college graduate degrees. According to Wikipedia the town has the "second greatest concentration of residents with advanced degrees in the country". The town is connected to Boston, Framingham, and Worcester by MBTA commuter rail train service and the Mass Pike highway. Wellesley is home several large corporations. The weekend before Memorial Day is the town's annual Wellesley's Wonderful Weekend which features a large fireworks display, the Veterans Parade, a concert, and other events.

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