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Spencer is a big small town of 5,661 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It's about 10 miles from Worcester, MA and 42 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $341k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,661people
$341kTypical home
$1,049/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
65"Snow
233Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,661
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,683 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Providence, RI
- 10 mi to Worcester, MA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $341k (≈$2,152/mo)
- Median rent $1,049/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (104 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (290 per 100k)
People
- Median age 53
- 15% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to ORH airport
- 42 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 35% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 955 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 695 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 254 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 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