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East Douglas is a small town of 2,987 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It's about 14 miles from Worcester, MA and 24 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $435k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,987people
$435kTypical home
$1,458/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
48"Snow
233Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,987
- Part of a metro area
- About 877 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Providence, RI
- 14 mi to Worcester, MA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $435k (≈$2,741/mo)
- Median rent $1,458/mo
- Median household income $138k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 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 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to ORH airport
- 29 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 469 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 76 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,356 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 169 bars within 25 mi
- 569 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 51 museums within 25 mi
- 30 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 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