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Southbridge Town is a small city of 17,928 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It's about 19 miles from Worcester, MA and 36 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $295k and rent runs about $1k a month.
17,928people
$295kTypical home
$1,256/moRent
81° / 35°Summer / winter
53"Snow
224Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,928
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 886 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Providence, RI
- 19 mi to Worcester, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $295k (≈$1,859/mo)
- Median rent $1,256/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (346 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (843 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to ORH airport
- 35 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 41% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 640 ft
- 37 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 532 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 172 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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