Living in Baldwinville, MA
Baldwinville is a small town of 2,528 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It's about 27 miles from Worcester, MA and 57 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $329k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,528people
$329kTypical home
$1,106/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
53"Snow
224Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,528
- Part of a metro area
- About 985 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Boston, MA
- 27 mi to Worcester, MA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $329k (≈$2,074/mo)
- Median rent $1,106/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 19.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (283 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (743 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to ORH airport
- 56 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 929 ft
- 55 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 197 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 77 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Worcester County: D+10 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.