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West Brookfield is a small town of 1,563 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It's about 17 miles from Worcester, MA and 43 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $314k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,563people
$314kTypical home
$1,128/moRent
81° / 34°Summer / winter
48"Snow
224Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,563
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,238 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Hartford, CT
- 17 mi to Worcester, MA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $314k (≈$1,978/mo)
- Median rent $1,128/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (146 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (436 per 100k)
People
- Median age 60
- 19% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to ORH airport
- 35 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 623 ft
- 49 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 629 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 77 bars within 25 mi
- 189 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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