Living in Littleton Common, MA
Littleton Common is a small town of 3,289 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It's about 25 miles from Worcester, MA and 27 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $558k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,289people
$558kTypical home
$2,306/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
62"Snow
233Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,289
- Part of a metro area
- About 929 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Boston, MA
- 25 mi to Worcester, MA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $558k (≈$3,520/mo)
- Median rent $2,306/mo
- Median household income $135k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (226 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,057 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 44% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to BED airport
- 27 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 397 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 109 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,022 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 173 bars within 25 mi
- 1,195 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 158 museums within 25 mi
- 41 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Middlesex County: D+39 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk