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Fitchburg is a small city of 41,798 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It's about 23 miles from Worcester, MA and 45 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 73 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $336k and rent runs about $1k a month.
41,798people
$336kTypical home
$1,222/moRent
80° / 33°Summer / winter
73"Snow
233Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 41,798
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,502 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Boston, MA
- 23 mi to Worcester, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $336k (≈$2,121/mo)
- Median rent $1,222/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 73" 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
- Above-average violent crime (502 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,350 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to ORH airport
- 44 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 899 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 765 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 296 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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