MetroWest
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The MetroWest region is a cluster of towns lying west of Boston and east of Worcester, in the US state of Massachusetts. While regional definitions vary, the MetroWest Economic Research Center at Framingham State College defines MetroWest as the 9 towns of Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Natick, Sherborn, Southborough, Sudbury, and Wayland, representing a total population of approximately 184,000. With the exception of Southborough, in Worcester County, the towns of MetroWest are part of Middlesex County.
The 495/MetroWest Corridor Partnership calls the region the "Arc of Innovation" because it is home to many of Massachusetts' largest and fastest growing companies. In addition to the 9 towns mentioned above, 23 other municipalities are included in the 495/MetroWest Corridor as defined by the 495/MetroWest Corridor Partnership:
Yellow Book's MetroWest edition defines MetroWest as the entire region enclosed by Interstate 93 on the north, Interstate 495 on the west, and Interstate 95 on the east and south. The MetroWest Daily News, based in Framingham (MetroWest's most populous town), serves the region and many surrounding towns.
The designation "MetroWest" is also used by certain regions west of metropolitan areas in other states such as New Jersey, though the term does not appear to have achieved elsewhere the level of usage it has in Massachusetts.
Fairlee Metro-West is a planned community in Fairfax, Virginia across from the Vienna Metro Station in the Washington Metro system.
