2026 Compare Cities Job Market:
Medford, MA vs McLean, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in McLean has been positive.
- McLean has 0.8% more unemployment than Medford.
- McLean job growth has increased by 2.2% in the past 10 years.
 Medford, MAMcLean, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth40.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.4%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-0.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth1.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Medford    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Medford is still an affordable place to live compared to the surrounding communities of Somerville, Cambridge, Winchester, and Arlington. It has easy access to highways  More

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Over 19 years ago

Quality housing still at affordable prices. A nice bedroom community 7 miles from downtown Boston with excellent access to Cape Cod and New  More

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Reviews for Mclean    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

McLean has superb QOL - inside the Beltway, rural feeling, easy commute to DC via nat'l parkway, influential  More

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Over 18 years ago

There are definitely four seasons here; but, the winters tend to be short and the summers  More

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Over 19 years ago

Very expensive housing here. We could never afford to buy  More

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