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South Ashburnham is a small town of 1,500 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It's about 25 miles from Worcester, MA and 51 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $370k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,500people
$370kTypical home
$1,426/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
75"Snow
233Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,500
- Part of a metro area
- About 503 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Boston, MA
- 25 mi to Worcester, MA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $370k (≈$2,335/mo)
- Median rent $1,426/mo
- Median household income $126k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (283 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (743 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 42% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to ORH airport
- 51 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,152 ft
- 49 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 316 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 135 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.