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Westborough is a small town of 4,699 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It's about 10 miles from Worcester, MA and 31 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $585k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,699people
$585kTypical home
$1,627/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
54"Snow
233Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,699
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,489 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Boston, MA
- 10 mi to Worcester, MA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $585k (≈$3,688/mo)
- Median rent $1,627/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (228 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (655 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to ORH airport
- 32 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 322 ft
- 29 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 105 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,491 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 96 bars within 25 mi
- 638 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 86 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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