Acton, Massachusetts

Back to Acton, MA housing info, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, MA smaller cities, MA small cities, All Cities.

Acton: Acton Memorial Library, Town Center

We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

General Map
Google Map
MSN Map

Middlesex County

Population in July 2007: 20,753. Population change since 2000: +1.2%

Males: 10,227	(49.3%)
Females: 10,526	(50.7%)

Median resident age:	37.9 years
Massachusetts median age:	36.5 years

Zip codes: 01720.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $112,532 (it was $91,624 in 2000)

Acton:	$112,532
Massachusetts:	$62,365

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $573,964 (it was $317,800 in 2000)

Acton:	$573,964
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $593,783; Detached houses: $649,668; Townhouses or other attached units: $382,747; In 2-unit structures: $577,317; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $367,589; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $227,481; Mobile homes: $350,000
Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 01720

Acton, MA residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Profiles of local businesses:
Acton-Boxborough United Way

Races in Acton:

White Non-Hispanic (87.2%)
Chinese (4.0%)
Asian Indian (3.0%)
Hispanic (1.8%)
Two or more races (1.5%)
Korean (0.7%)
Black (0.7%)
Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Acton: 124.8 (high, U.S. average is 100)

Recent posts about Acton, Massachusetts on our local forum with over 600,000 registered users. Acton is mentioned 589 times on our forum:

	Acton to Belmont in rush hour? (7 replies)
	Schools in Bolton, Stow and Acton (4 replies)
	commute times to Longwood Medical Area from Natick, Sudbury, Acton (1 reply)
	Can you recommend good family doctor and OB in Acton and Concord Area? (0 replies)
	[ISO]: A new town to call home (Acton is boring us to death) (16 replies)
	HELP, tell me some more about Acton (4 replies)

Latest news from Acton, MA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: Irish (20.5%), English (15.8%), Italian (13.2%), German (11.1%), French (5.7%), Polish (5.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1735

Elevation: 260 feet

Land area: 20.0 square miles.

Population density: 1039 people per square mile

(low).

Acton,MA real estate house value index trend

Home Value Estimate
Address:		Unit (optional):
City	State	Zip

Recent Home Sales
Address:
City	State	Zip
Min Price (optional)	Max Price (optional)
Prioritization: Sale Date Distance

For population 25 years and over in Acton

High school or higher: 97.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 69.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 33.9%
Unemployed: 2.0%
Mean travel time to work: 31.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Acton town

Never married: 21.4%
Now married: 67.4%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 3.7%
Divorced: 6.5%

2,915 residents are foreign born (7.6% Asia, 4.0% Europe, 1.6% Latin America).

This town:	14.3%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Acton, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Acton to the number of sex offenders is 20753 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Acton:	1.5% ($4,856)
Massachusetts:	1.3% ($2,336)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Framingham, MA (12.3 miles , pop. 66,910).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (21.0 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (168.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: West Concord, MA (1.6 miles ), Maynard, MA (1.8 miles ), Boxborough, MA (1.9 miles ), Concord, MA (1.9 miles ), Littleton Common, MA (2.1 miles ), Littleton, MA (2.2 miles ), Stow, MA (2.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 64 buildings, average cost: $136,900
1997: 100 buildings, average cost: $130,700
1998: 73 buildings, average cost: $138,000
1999: 92 buildings, average cost: $176,800
2000: 96 buildings, average cost: $152,700
2001: 47 buildings, average cost: $156,400
2002: 42 buildings, average cost: $168,000
2003: 30 buildings, average cost: $140,800
2004: 30 buildings, average cost: $219,900
2005: 58 buildings, average cost: $183,800
2006: 71 buildings, average cost: $186,700
2007: 70 buildings, average cost: $230,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 42.48 N, Longitude: 71.44 W

Area code: 978

This town's Wikipedia profile

Acton, Massachusetts business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Unemployment in December 2008:

Here:	3.2%
Massachusetts:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Professional, scientific, and technical services (23%)
Computer and electronic products (12%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Construction (5%)
Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores (4%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (19%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (16%)
Health care (13%)
Computer and electronic products (5%)
Finance and insurance (3%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)
Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Computer specialists (14%)
Engineers (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Top executives (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)
Business operations specialists (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Computer specialists (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

Crime in Acton by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	1	1	3	1	2	6	3
per 100,000	4.9	4.9	14.4	4.8	9.7	29.0	14.5
Robberies	1	1	0	3	1	3	4
per 100,000	4.9	4.9	0.0	14.5	4.9	14.5	19.4
Assaults	3	1	2	0	0	2	23
per 100,000	14.7	4.9	9.6	0.0	0.0	9.7	111.5
Burglaries	56	61	51	41	40	58	34
per 100,000	274.1	296.4	244.6	197.6	194.1	280.4	164.9
Thefts	226	197	191	207	203	300	243
per 100,000	1106.3	957.1	916.1	997.7	985.3	1450.3	1178.5
Auto thefts	12	16	16	8	8	14	6
per 100,000	58.7	77.7	76.7	38.6	38.8	67.7	29.1
Arson	7	5	1	5	1	5	0
per 100,000	34.3	24.3	4.8	24.1	4.9	24.2	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	76.5	71.6	73.3	65.0	65.3	112.5	100.8

(click on a table row to update graph)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 42 (33 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.59
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Acton, Massachusetts

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Acton, Massachusetts average temperatures

Acton, Massachusetts average precipitation

Back to the top

Acton-area historical tornado activity is above Massachusetts state average. It is 1% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.9 miles away from the Acton town center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 10/3/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.5 miles away from the town center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Main business address for: PSYCHEMEDICS CORP (SERVICES-MEDICAL LABORATORIES), KADANT INC (SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY (NO METALWORKING MACHINERY)).

Hospitals/medical centers near Acton:

MARLBOROUGH HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; MARLBOROUGH, MA)
TEWKSBURY HOSP (about 3 miles; TEWKSBURY, MA)
EMERSON HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; W CONCORD, MA)

Political contributions by individuals in Acton, MA

Amtrak stations near Acton:

14 miles: FRAMINGHAM (443 WAVERLY ST.). Services: public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
16 miles: WOBURN (100 ATLANTIC AVE.). Services: ticket office.

Local government website: WWW.TOWN.ACTON.MA.US

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Acton:

MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 3 miles; BEDFORD, MA; Full-time enrollment: 4,501)
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; WALTHAM, MA; FT enrollment: 4,444)
FRAMINGHAM STATE COLLEGE (about 12 miles; FRAMINGHAM, MA; FT enrollment: 4,185)
BENTLEY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; WALTHAM, MA; FT enrollment: 4,651)
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL (about 14 miles; LOWELL, MA; FT enrollment: 8,373)
WELLESLEY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; WELLESLEY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,241)
MASSACHUSETTS BAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; WELLESLEY HILLS, MA; FT enrollment: 2,938)

Public high school in Acton:

ACTON-BOXBOROUGH REG HIGH (Students: 1886; Location: 96 HAYWARD RD; Grades: 9th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)

Private high school in Acton:

CONCORD ASSABET (Students: 32; Location: 380 MASSACHUSETTS AVE; Grades: 7 - 12; Girls only)

Public elementary/middle schools in Acton:

RAYMOND J GREY JH (Students: 990; Location: 16 CHARTER RD; Grades: 7th grade Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
MERRIAM (Students: 597; Location: 11 CHARTER ROAD; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-6th grade Enrollment)
DOUGLAS (Students: 498; Location: 21 ELM STREET; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-6th grade Enrollment)
MCCARTHY-TOWNE (Students: 490; Location: 13 CHARTER ROAD; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-6th grade Enrollment)
GATES (Students: 490; Location: 75 SPRUCE STREET; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-6th grade Enrollment)
LUTHER CONANT (Students: 489; Location: 80 TAYLOR ROAD; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-6th grade Enrollment)

Private elementary/middle school in Acton:

MT CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 101; Location: 472 MASSACHUSETTS PO BOX 986; Grades: PK - KG)

See full list of schools located in Acton

Libraries in Acton:

ACTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $759,354; Location: 486 MAIN ST.; 95,376 books; 3,563 audio materials; 1,604 video materials; 268 serial subscriptions)
W. ACTON CITIZENS' LIBRARY ASSN. (Operating income: $32,211; Location: 21 WINDSOR AVE.; 11,422 books; 203 audio materials; 110 video materials; 19 serial subscriptions)

Click to draw/clear town borders

Notable locations in Acton: Acton Plaza (A), Nashoba Club (B), Assabet Plaza (C), Victory Plaza (D), Concord-Acton Industrial Park (E), Acton Memorial Library (F), Acton Town Hall (G), Hosmer House Museum (H), Faulkner House (I), Discovery Museum (J), Citizens Library Association of West Acton (K). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Acton Mall (1), Acton Mall Shopping Center (2), Acton Plaza Shopping Center (3), Acton Shopping Center (4), Acton Shopping Center (5), Baybank Plaza Shopping Center (6), First National Shopping Center (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Acton include: West Acton Baptist Church (A), South Acton Congregational Church (B), Saint Matthews Church (C), Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Church (D), Faith Evangelical Free Church (E), Good Shepherd Church (F), Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church (G), Acton Christian Church (H), Acton Congregational Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Forest Cemetery (1), Woodlawn Cemetery (2), Mount Hope Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Barkers Pond (A), Grassy Pond (B), Fort Pond Brook Reservoir (C), Assabet River Reservoir (D), Ice House Pond (E), Nashoba Brook Reservoir (F), Nagog Pond (G), South Acton Swamp (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Butter Brook (A), Heath Hen Meadow Brook (B), Inch Brook (C), Nagog Brook (D), Guggins Brook (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Acton include: Acton Arboretum (1), Acton Centre Historic District (2), Pratts Brook Conservation Area (3), Grassy Pond Conservation Area (4), Gardner Field (5), Jones Field (6), Elm Street Playground (7), Great Hill Recreation Area (8), Community Gardens (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Acton Post Office (A), West Acton Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Acton and their reported violations in the past:

ACTON WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT (Population served: 18900, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-09-2005), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-09-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-25-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-25-2005)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-14-2004), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-14-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-14-2004), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-14-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-10-2004), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-10-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-10-1999)

3 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

One minor monitoring violation

23 regular monitoring violations

CHALK POND WATER CO (Serves NH, Population served: 200, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In OCT-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (NOV-02-2000), St Public Notif requested (NOV-02-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-02-2000), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-06-2000), St Compliance achieved (APR-23-2001)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-21-1998), St Public Notif requested (OCT-21-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-21-1998), St Compliance achieved (APR-16-1999), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-06-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

One minor monitoring violation

21 regular monitoring violations

PINE HILL CONDOMINIUM (Address: 271 GREAT RD #29, Population served: 95, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2000 and AUG-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (AUG-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2001)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2000 and AUG-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-19-2000), St AO (w/penalty) issued (AUG-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2001)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1999 and AUG-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-31-1999), St AO (w/penalty) issued (AUG-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2001)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-1998 and AUG-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-22-1999), St AO (w/penalty) issued (AUG-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2001)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-1997 and AUG-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-30-1998), St AO (w/penalty) issued (AUG-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2001)

11 routine major monitoring violations

241 regular monitoring violations

5 other older monitoring violations

STRAWBERRY HILL APARTMENTS (Population served: 85, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In FEB-2006, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-12-2006), St Formal NOV issued (APR-12-2006)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-17-2006)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1999 and SEP-10-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-31-1999), St Compliance achieved (SEP-10-1999)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-1998 and OCT-24-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-22-1999), St Compliance achieved (OCT-24-2000)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-1997 and AUG-22-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-30-1998), St Compliance achieved (AUG-22-2000)

One minor monitoring violation

252 regular monitoring violations

One other older monitoring violation

LIBERTY HOUSE CONDOMINIUM (Population served: 80, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

57 regular monitoring violations

CARRIAGE HOUSE CONDOMINIUM (Population served: 68, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.7 people
Massachusetts:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	73.9%
Whole state:	64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.5%
Whole state:	5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	2.9%
Whole state:	9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	1.1%
Whole state:	4.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Acton, MA

People in group quarters in Acton

129 people in nursing homes
10 people in homes for the mentally ill
3 people in religious group quarters

Acton compared to Massachusetts state average:

Median household income significantly above state average.
Median house value significantly above state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.

Back to the top

Banks with branches in Acton (2009 data):

Middlesex Savings Bank: Acton Branch at 577 Massachusetts Avenue, branch established on 1982-05-21; Shopping Center Branch at Acton Plaza, 291 Main Street, branch established on 1960-02-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,592.2 mil, Deposits: $2,983.1 mil, headquarters in Natick, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 27 total offices
Northern Bank & Trust Company: Acton Branch at 414 Massachusetts Avenue, branch established on 1892-01-01. Info updated 2006-12-05: Bank assets: $508.3 mil, Deposits: $337.7 mil, headquarters in Woburn, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Northern Bancorp, Inc.
Bank of America, National Association: Acton Branch at 271 Great Road, branch established on 1982-01-04. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
Cambridge Savings Bank: Acton Branch at 145 Great Road, branch established on 2003-01-13. Info updated 2007-01-05: Bank assets: $2,092.4 mil, Deposits: $1,634.7 mil, headquarters in Cambridge, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Cambridge Financial Group, Inc.
RBS Citizens, National Association: Acton Branch at 270 Great Road, branch established on 1972-09-18. Info updated 2007-09-19: Bank assets: $129,726.0 mil, Deposits: $73,811.7 mil, headquarters in Providence, RI, negative income in the last year, 1175 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
Enterprise Bank and Trust Company: Acton Branch at 340 Great Road, branch established on 2009-01-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,179.8 mil, Deposits: $948.0 mil, headquarters in Lowell, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 17 total offices, Holding Company: Enterprise Bancorp, Inc.

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (41%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40%) Electricity (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Religon statistics for Acton

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Church of Christ	Episcopal Church	United Methodist Church	Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Adherents	73.6%	2.3%	2.0%	1.7%	1.3%
Congregations	18.5%	10.7%	7.3%	6.6%	1.6%

Name	Muslim Estimate	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Armenian Apostolic Church/Catholicossate Etchmiadzin	Unitarian Universalist Association	Other religions
Adherents	1.2%	1.0%	1.0%	0.9%	15.1%
Congregations	0.9%	7.6%	0.5%	4.5%	41.7%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

7.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($52,906 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.07%
Massachusetts average:	6.31%

0.52% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,266 average AGI)
Middlesex County: 0.52%
Massachusetts average: 0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Suffolk County, MA	1.47% ($54,668 average AGI)
from Essex County, MA	0.61% ($47,527)
from Norfolk County, MA	0.59% ($73,785)

7.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($62,506 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.59%
Massachusetts average:	6.91%

0.16% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,062 average AGI)
Middlesex County: 0.16%
Massachusetts average: 0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Suffolk County, MA	1.22% ($53,734 average AGI)
to Essex County, MA	0.79% ($62,439)
to Worcester County, MA	0.70% ($58,665)

Strongest AM radio stations in Acton:

WBNW (1120 AM; 5 kW; CONCORD, MA; Owner: MONEY MATTERS RADIO, INC.)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WAZN (1470 AM; 7 kW; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WUNR (1600 AM; 20 kW; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: CHAMPION BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
WNTN (1550 AM; 10 kW; NEWTON, MA; Owner: COLT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Acton:

WHAB (89.1 FM; ACTON, MA; Owner: ACTON-BOXBOROUGH REGIONAL SCH. DIST.)
WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WJMN (94.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WCRB (102.5 FM; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: CHARLES RIVER BROADCASTING WCRB LICE)
WTKK (96.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WROR-FM (105.7 FM; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
WODS (103.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WXKS-FM (107.9 FM; MEDFORD, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WMJX (106.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WYAJ (97.7 FM; SUDBURY, MA; Owner: SUDBURY VALLEY B'CASTING FOUNDATION)
WKLB-FM (99.5 FM; LOWELL, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WAAF (107.3 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WBCN (104.1 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: HEMISPHERE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WZLX (100.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF BOSTON)
W267AI (101.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: MCC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
W227AM (93.3 FM; ANDOVER, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WERS (88.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: EMERSON COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Acton:

WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WHDH-TV (Channel 7; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WHDH-TV)
WBZ-TV (Channel 4; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
WGBX-TV (Channel 44; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
WTMU-LP (Channel 32; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ZGS BOSTON, INC.)
WCEA-LP (Channel 58; BOSTON, MA; Owner: CHANNEL 19 TV CORPORATION)
WFXZ-CA (Channel 24; BOSTON, MA; Owner: BOSTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
WNDS (Channel 50; DERRY, NH; Owner: CTV OF DERRY, INC)
WWDP (Channel 46; NORWELL, MA; Owner: NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC)
WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
WNAC-TV (Channel 64; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WNAC, LLC)
WPRI-TV (Channel 12; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: TVL BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

See more detailed statistics of Acton fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 26
Total length: 53 meters (174ft)
Total costs: $7,592,000
Total average daily traffic: 371,100
Total average daily truck traffic: 11,395

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1900-1909: 3
1910-1919: 0
1920-1929: 2
1930-1939: 3
1940-1949: 1
1950-1959: 12
1960-1969: 1
1970-1979: 0
1980-1989: 2
1990-1999: 2

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Acton, MA

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Marin Fettman, 533 Main Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 53.3 m, Overall height: 53.3 m

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1

533 Main Street, Type: Pole, Structure height: 45.7 m, Call Sign: WPSW712, Licensee ID: L00124895
851.187 MHz, 851.212 MHz, 851.262 MHz, 851.287 MHz, 851.312 MHz, 851.412 MHz, 851.437 MHz, 851.562 MHz, 851.662 MHz, 851.687 MHz... (+221 more)
Grant Date: 08/04/2001, Expiration Date: 08/04/2011, Certifier: Robin J Glenny
Registrant: Nextel Communications Of The Mid-Atlantic, Inc., 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000, Fax: (703) 433-4142

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4

256 Central St, Call Sign: KCD310, Licensee ID: L00037012
Assigned Frequencies : 33.6600 MHz, 46.5000 MHz
Grant Date: 07/12/2002, Expiration Date: 07/21/2012
Registrant: Acton, Town Of, 256 Cenral St, Acton, MA 01720, Phone: (508) 264-9645
432 Mass Ave, Call Sign: KJV810
Assigned Frequencies : 151.565 MHz
Grant Date: 03/16/2000, Expiration Date: 05/18/2005, Cancelation Date: 11/06/2003
Registrant: Baker Whitney Oil Co Inc, Acton, MA 01720
Lat: 42.524528 Lon: -71.423389, Call Sign: WPUN736
Assigned Frequencies : 462.200 MHz, 462.225 MHz, 462.250 MHz, 462.300 MHz, 462.325 MHz, 462.500 MHz, 467.300 MHz, 467.200 MHz, 467.225 MHz
Grant Date: 04/03/2002, Expiration Date: 04/03/2012, Certifier: Ben Hipp
Registrant: Professional Licensing Consultants Inc, Rockville, MD 20849, Phone: (301) 309-2380, Fax: (301) 309-1996
ACTON, TOWN OF, Lat: 42.480361 Lon: -71.445333, Call Sign: WQBU399
Assigned Frequencies : 72.6000 MHz
Grant Date: 12/15/2004, Expiration Date: 12/15/2014, Certifier: Robert Craig
Registrant: Signal Communications, Inc., 4 Wheeling Ave, Woburn, MA 01801, Phone: (781) 933-0998, Fax: (781) 933-5019, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

ACTON, 211 Main St, Type: Pole, Structure height: 46.6 m, Overall height: 51.8 m, Call Sign: WMQ511
Assigned Frequencies : 10587.5 MHz, 6417.14 MHz, 11647.5 MHz
Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Carol L Tacker
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive Ms A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7506, Fax: (469) 229-7295, Email:
BOS0633, 221 Main Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 53.3 m, Call Sign: WQDU810
Assigned Frequencies : 10567.5 MHz, 10875.0 MHz
Grant Date: 11/03/2005, Expiration Date: 11/03/2015, Certifier: Eric M Botto
Registrant: Fibertower Corporation, 1667 K Street Nw, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 223-1028, Fax: (202) 315-3415, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 138 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Acton)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 30 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Acton)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 44
Hazardous Condition: 151
Service Call: 7
Good Intent Call: 7

Incident types - Acton

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Acton, MA

Back to Acton, MA housing info, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, MA smaller cities, MA small cities, All Cities.

Back to the top

Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2008 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.