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West Warren is a tiny town of 613 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It's about 17 miles from Amherst Town, MA and 39 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $285k and rent runs about $844 a month.
613people
$285kTypical home
$844/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
45"Snow
224Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 613
- Part of a metro area
- About 484 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Hartford, CT
- 17 mi to Amherst Town, MA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $285k (≈$1,794/mo)
- Median rent $844/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" 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
- Low violent crime (283 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (743 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 23% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to ORH airport
- 30 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 768 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 749 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 92 bars within 25 mi
- 241 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 58 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 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