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Ayer is a small town of 3,098 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It's about 23 miles from Worcester, MA and 33 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $445k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,098people
$445kTypical home
$1,240/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
62"Snow
233Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,098
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,336 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Boston, MA
- 23 mi to Worcester, MA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $445k (≈$2,804/mo)
- Median rent $1,240/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (184 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (648 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to BED airport
- 33 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 341 ft
- 31 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 95 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,552 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 76 bars within 25 mi
- 660 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 92 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Middlesex County: D+39 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk