Inner Ring · Commuter Rail

Melrose

Inland ponds — Ell Pond, Swains Pond, Towners Pond; Middlesex Fells Reservation

48 minStation to campus (estimated)

$525,000Median condo price (2025)

73Condo sales (2025)

$589,000Median condo price (2024)

62Walk Score (city)

29,817Population (2020)

Melrose has three Haverhill Line stations, all with station-area Walk Scores of 72 or higher; Wyoming Hill is 17 minutes from North Station.

Its 2025 median condo sale price was $525,000.

The commute

Route	Commuter Rail — Haverhill Line
Station	Wyoming Hill, Melrose/Cedar Park, Melrose Highlands (Haverhill Line)
Main ride	17 min to North Station (MBTA schedule)
Connection	Orange Line to Downtown Crossing, Red Line to Central, then a 10-minute walk — or the EZRide shuttle
Station to campus	48 min, estimated (limit 45) — see method
Peak service	4 inbound trains arriving 6:00–9:30 AM; one peak train skips all Melrose stops. Oak Grove (Orange Line) is just over the line in Malden.

Highlighted stations score 70+ ("Very Walkable") at the station's location.

Median condo sale price	$525,000 (2025) — at or under the ceiling
Change from 2024	$589,000 → $525,000 (-10.9%)
Walk Score / Transit Score	62 / 34
Water and sewer	MWRA water and sewer
Waterfront	Inland ponds — Ell Pond, Swains Pond, Towners Pond; Middlesex Fells Reservation
Flood note	After Ell Pond flooding, a FEMA-funded drainage project of about $1.75 million was completed before the March 2010 storms, when the pond barely topped its banks (Mass.gov).

≤45 min Estimated station-to-campus time of 45 minutes or less — does not meet
≤$600K 2025 median condo sale price at or under $600,000 — meets
Station At least one rail or subway station whose surroundings score 70+ on Walk Score — meets
Utilities Public water and sewer town-wide — meets
Walkable City Walk Score of 70+, or a ranked neighborhood of 70+ — does not meet
Water On the coast or a river — does not meet