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Marlborough is a small city of 41,647 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It's about 14 miles from Worcester, MA and 27 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $513k and rent runs about $2k a month.
41,647people
$513kTypical home
$1,871/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
48"Snow
233Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 41,647
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,996 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Boston, MA
- 14 mi to Worcester, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $513k (≈$3,236/mo)
- Median rent $1,871/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 48" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (472 per 100k)
- Low property crime (921 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to BED airport
- 28 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 427 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 114 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,695 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 174 bars within 25 mi
- 1,096 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 26 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 143 museums within 25 mi
- 47 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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