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Winchendon is a small town of 4,331 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It's about 31 miles from Worcester, MA and 57 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $276k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,331people
$276kTypical home
$1,163/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
58"Snow
224Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,331
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,912 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Boston, MA
- 31 mi to Worcester, MA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $276k (≈$1,742/mo)
- Median rent $1,163/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (235 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (641 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to ORH airport
- 57 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 997 ft
- 55 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 233 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 87 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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