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Devens is a small town of 1,723 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It's about 21 miles from Worcester, MA and 34 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $557k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,723people
$557kTypical home
$1,500/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
63"Snow
233Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,723
- Part of a metro area
- About 254 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Boston, MA
- 21 mi to Worcester, MA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $557k (≈$3,511/mo)
- Median rent $1,500/mo
- Median household income $189k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 63" 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 (283 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (743 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 20% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to BED airport
- 33 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 285 ft
- 31 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 92 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,379 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 69 bars within 25 mi
- 586 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 83 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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