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North Brookfield is a small town of 2,659 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It's about 14 miles from Worcester, MA and 46 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $272k and rent runs about $993 a month.
2,659people
$272kTypical home
$993/moRent
81° / 34°Summer / winter
56"Snow
224Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,659
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,801 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Providence, RI
- 14 mi to Worcester, MA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $272k (≈$1,716/mo)
- Median rent $993/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (260 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (395 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to ORH airport
- 39 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 942 ft
- 47 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 579 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 69 bars within 25 mi
- 190 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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