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Clinton is a big small town of 7,658 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It's about 12 miles from Worcester, MA and 35 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 70 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $376k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,658people
$376kTypical home
$1,415/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
70"Snow
233Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,658
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,129 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Boston, MA
- 12 mi to Worcester, MA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $376k (≈$2,369/mo)
- Median rent $1,415/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 70" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (66 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (123 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 22% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to ORH airport
- 35 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 312 ft
- 33 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 89 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,128 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 65 bars within 25 mi
- 470 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 75 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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