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Berlin, MA map Population (year 2000): 2,380. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,719 (+14.2% change)
 

Males: 1,189  (50.0%)
Females: 1,191  (50.0%)

Worcester County

Median resident age:  39.5 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01503.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $76,100 (it was $65,667 in 2000)
Berlin  $76,100
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $437,600 (it was $223,800 in 2000)
Berlin  $437,600
Massachusetts:  $361,500

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Races in Berlin:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

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Ancestries: Irish (28.5%), English (20.5%), German (11.9%), Italian (11.1%), French (10.9%), French Canadian (8.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1812

Elevation: 300 feet

Land area: 12.9 square miles.

Population density: 208 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Berlin

  • High school or higher: 88.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.5%
  • Unemployed: 1.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Berlin town

  • Never married: 24.0%
  • Now married: 62.3%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 5.6%
  • Divorced: 7.2%

54 residents are foreign born (1.0% Europe, 0.5% Asia, 0.5% North America, 0.3% Latin America).

This town:  2.3%
Massachusetts:  12.2%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Berlin:  1.2% ($2,648)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Worcester, MA (14.4 miles , pop. 172,648).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (37.2 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (187.3 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Bolton, MA (4.0 miles ), Hudson, MA (4.3 miles ), Northborough, MA (4.3 miles ), Clinton, MA (4.7 miles ), Hudson, MA (4.8 miles ), Clinton, MA (5.0 miles ), Northborough, MA (5.0 miles ), South Lancaster, MA (5.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 13 buildings, average cost: $120,100
  • 1997: 19 buildings, average cost: $177,900
  • 1998: 13 buildings, average cost: $197,700
  • 1999: 17 buildings, average cost: $184,900
  • 2000: 19 buildings, average cost: $185,800
  • 2001: 33 buildings, average cost: $177,700
  • 2002: 38 buildings, average cost: $177,700
  • 2003: 13 buildings, average cost: $267,400
  • 2004: 12 buildings, average cost: $274,300
  • 2005: 21 buildings, average cost: $246,500
  • 2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $398,000
  • 2007: 67 buildings, average cost: $146,600

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Latitude: 42.38 N, Longitude: 71.63 W


8 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

Area code: 978

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Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.8%
Massachusetts:  4.4%


Unemployment by year (%)


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (17%)
  • Computer and electronic products (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Computer and electronic products (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Computer specialists (10%)
  • Engineers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)



 

Crime in Berlin by Year
Type 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 11003
    per 100,000 41.841.50.00.0110.9
Assaults 21000
    per 100,000 83.641.50.00.00.0
Burglaries 63010
    per 100,000 250.9124.50.037.50.0
Thefts 3634212624
    per 100,000 1505.61410.8790.7973.8887.2
Auto thefts 52142
    per 100,000 209.183.037.7149.873.9
Arson 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 199.6) 123.892.534.653.674.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 11 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.61
US city average:  3.00

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Berlin-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 13% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.2 miles away from the Berlin 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 15.0 miles away from the town center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Berlin:
  • CLINTON HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (about 5 miles; CLINTON, MA)
  • WESTBOROUGH ST HOSP DANIELS BLDG (about 8 miles; WESTBOROUGH, MA)
  • WHITTIER REHAB HOSPITAL-WESTBOROUGH (about 8 miles; WESTBOROUGH, MA)

Political contributions by individuals in Berlin, MA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Berlin:
  • WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 19 miles; WORCESTER, MA; ID: ORH)
  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 25 miles; BEDFORD, MA; ID: BED)
  • MANCHESTER (about 41 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Berlin:
  • MINUTE MAN AIR FIELD (about 9 miles; STOW, MA; ID: 6B6)
  • MARLBORO (about 10 miles; MARLBORO, MA; ID: 9B1)
  • SHIRLEY (about 10 miles; SHIRLEY, MA; ID: 9B4)

Amtrak stations near Berlin:
  • 15 miles: WORCESTER (WORCHESTER, 45 SHREWSBURY ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 17 miles: FRAMINGHAM (443 WAVERLY ST.). Services: public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Berlin:
  • MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; BEDFORD, MA; Full-time enrollment: 4,501)
  • BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; WALTHAM, MA; FT enrollment: 4,444)
  • QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,359)
  • FRAMINGHAM STATE COLLEGE (about 15 miles; FRAMINGHAM, MA; FT enrollment: 4,185)
  • WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 15 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
  • ASSUMPTION COLLEGE (about 15 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,356)
  • COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS (about 16 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,808)
Public elementary/middle school in Berlin:
  • BERLIN MEMORIAL (Students: 226; Location: 34 SOUTH STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-6th grade Enrollment)
Library in Berlin:
  • BERLIN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $79,144; Location: 23 CARTER STREET; 14,845 books; 278 audio materials; 743 video materials; 64 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Berlin: Pinecrest Country Club (A), Berlin Town Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Berlin include: Saint Joseph Church (A), First Parish Church of Berlin (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Pleasant Street Cemetery (1), Center Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs and swamps: Gates Pond (A), Wheeler Pond (B), Hog Swamp (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cooledge Brook (A), Gates Pond Brook (B), Barefoot Brook (C), Fosgate Brook (D), North Brook (E), Brewer Brook (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

MEADOWBROOK VILLAGE CONDOMINIUMS (Address: 59 BROOK LANE, Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 116 regular monitoring violations
BERLIN RETIREMENT HOME/NORTHBROOK VILLAG (Population served: 48, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-1998 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-31-1999)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1997 and JUN-12-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-31-1998), St Compliance achieved (JUN-12-1998)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1996 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-31-1997)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 124 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  76.4%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.6%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.9%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  0.3%
Whole state:  4.4%

Berlin compared to Massachusetts state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with branches in Berlin (2007 data):
  • Clinton Savings Bank: Berlin Branch at 35 Central Street, branch established on 1984-05-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $449.1 mil, Deposits: $326.7 mil, headquarters in Clinton, MA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Clinton Financial Services, Mhc



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4.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,737 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.47%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($421 average AGI)
Worcester County:  0.14%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Middlesex County, MA  1.37% ($58,665 average AGI)
from Norfolk County, MA  0.29% ($58,509)
from Suffolk County, MA  0.18% ($52,994)


4.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,085 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.90%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($610 average AGI)
Worcester County:  0.08%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Middlesex County, MA  0.91% ($51,723 average AGI)
to Norfolk County, MA  0.25% ($49,788)
to Suffolk County, MA  0.22% ($45,031)


Strongest AM radio stations in Berlin:
  • WAZN (1470 AM; 7 kW; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WTAG (580 AM; 5 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBNW (1120 AM; 5 kW; CONCORD, MA; Owner: MONEY MATTERS RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Berlin:
  • WAAF (107.3 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WXLO (104.5 FM; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSRS (96.1 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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)
  • WICN (90.5 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: WICN PUBLIC RADIO, INC)
  • WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
  • WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LLC)
  • 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.)
  • WGIR-FM (101.1 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQLL (96.5 FM; BEDFORD, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WLMW (90.7 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: KNOWLEDGE FOR LIFE)
  • WWBB (101.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Berlin:
  • WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • 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)
  • 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.)
  • WHDH-TV (Channel 7; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WHDH-TV)
  • WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
  • WPXQ (Channel 69; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: OCEAN STATE TELEVISION, L.L.C.)
  • WNAC-TV (Channel 64; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WNAC, LLC)
  • WTMU-LP (Channel 32; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ZGS BOSTON, INC.)
  • WPRI-TV (Channel 12; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: TVL BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
  • WFXZ-CA (Channel 24; BOSTON, MA; Owner: BOSTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WCEA-LP (Channel 58; BOSTON, MA; Owner: CHANNEL 19 TV CORPORATION)
  • WNDS (Channel 50; DERRY, NH; Owner: CTV OF DERRY, INC)
  • WCRN-LP (Channel 34; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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