Marlborough, MA 大部分在Highway 495里面,小部分在495外。大如100,000尺多的楼可能在495外的office park里吧。比起Waltham, Burlington (let alone Cambridge or Boston Innovation District) Marlborough还是有点太偏了。火车都不通。
Fidelity's (complete) departure from Marlborough a few years back (over a thousand employees across 3 buildings ?) was a big blow to City of Marlborough.
麻省的两大经济支柱,Life Science and espeically Information Technology, 近年来越发向城里集中。有统计说20年前60%+的IT startups在这三个城镇 Waltham/Burlington/Lexington; 而现在60%+在Cambridge and Boston. 人跟着工作走。也是20年前蓝领地区像Somerville 及 Watertown现在房子贵且抢手的重要原因 - 离城里近。