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Shirley is a small town of 1,146 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It's about 20 miles from Worcester, MA and 36 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 72 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $396k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,146people
$396kTypical home
$1,592/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
72"Snow
233Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,146
- Part of a metro area
- About 869 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Boston, MA
- 20 mi to Worcester, MA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $396k (≈$2,496/mo)
- Median rent $1,592/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 1.1% 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
- 72" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (229 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (358 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 27% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to BED airport
- 36 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 404 ft
- 34 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 83 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,219 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 66 bars within 25 mi
- 487 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 75 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.