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Webster is a big small town of 12,228 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It's about 16 miles from Worcester, MA and 28 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $333k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,228people
$333kTypical home
$1,198/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
45"Snow
233Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,228
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,116 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Providence, RI
- 16 mi to Worcester, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $333k (≈$2,101/mo)
- Median rent $1,198/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (488 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (656 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to ORH airport
- 32 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 39% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 528 ft
- 29 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 761 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 78 bars within 25 mi
- 283 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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