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Maynard is a big small town of 10,712 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It's about 21 miles from Worcester, MA and 23 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $527k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,712people
$527kTypical home
$1,800/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
55"Snow
233Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,712
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,056 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Boston, MA
- 21 mi to Worcester, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $527k (≈$3,326/mo)
- Median rent $1,800/mo
- Median household income $124k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 55" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (223 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (641 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to BED airport
- 23 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 220 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 126 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,425 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 224 bars within 25 mi
- 1,337 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 176 museums within 25 mi
- 57 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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