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Leominster is a small city of 43,909 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It's about 17 miles from Worcester, MA and 40 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 71 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $380k and rent runs about $1k a month.
43,909people
$380kTypical home
$1,354/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
71"Snow
233Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 43,909
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,523 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Boston, MA
- 17 mi to Worcester, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $380k (≈$2,399/mo)
- Median rent $1,354/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 71" 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 (484 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,129 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to ORH airport
- 40 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 495 ft
- 38 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 68 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 921 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 60 bars within 25 mi
- 360 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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