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Fiskdale is a small town of 2,311 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It's about 18 miles from Worcester, MA and 38 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $409k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,311people
$409kTypical home
$1,426/moRent
81° / 34°Summer / winter
63"Snow
224Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,311
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 729 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Hartford, CT
- 18 mi to Worcester, MA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $409k (≈$2,581/mo)
- Median rent $1,426/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 63" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 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 42
- 34% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to ORH airport
- 32 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 797 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 53 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 660 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 72 bars within 25 mi
- 208 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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.