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East Brookfield is a small town of 1,445 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It's about 13 miles from Worcester, MA and 43 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $365k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,445people
$365kTypical home
$1,134/moRent
81° / 34°Summer / winter
61"Snow
224Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,445
- Part of a metro area
- About 893 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Providence, RI
- 13 mi to Worcester, MA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $365k (≈$2,300/mo)
- Median rent $1,134/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (587 per 100k)
People
- Median age 58
- 22% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to ORH airport
- 38 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 709 ft
- 44 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 592 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 69 bars within 25 mi
- 198 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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.