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Boylston, MA map Population (year 2000): 4,008. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,256 (+6.2% change)
 

Males: 1,994  (49.8%)
Females: 2,014  (50.2%)

Worcester County

Median resident age:  39.8 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01505.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $78,500 (it was $67,703 in 2000)
Boylston  $78,500
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $349,400 (it was $178,700 in 2000)
Boylston  $349,400
Massachusetts:  $361,500

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Races in Boylston:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Black (0.7%)
  • Asian Indian (0.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

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Ancestries: Irish (26.5%), English (18.0%), Italian (13.8%), German (9.6%), French (8.8%), French Canadian (8.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1785

Elevation: 443 feet

Land area: 16.0 square miles.

Population density: 265 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Boylston

  • High school or higher: 93.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 15.4%
  • Unemployed: 0.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Boylston town

  • Never married: 19.3%
  • Now married: 64.3%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 6.8%
  • Divorced: 8.6%

208 residents are foreign born (1.7% Europe, 1.6% Asia, 1.3% North America).

This town:  5.2%
Massachusetts:  12.2%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Boylston, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Boylston to the number of sex offenders is 4250 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is near the state average.

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

Boylston:  1.5% ($2,621)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
Boylston satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Worcester, MA (7.0 miles , pop. 172,648).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (44.1 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (179.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Shrewsbury, MA (3.6 miles ), West Boylston, MA (4.2 miles ), Northborough, MA (5.9 miles ), Clinton, MA (6.4 miles ), Worcester, MA (7.0 miles ), Sterling, MA (7.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 20 buildings, average cost: $149,400
  • 1997: 24 buildings, average cost: $130,000
  • 1998: 20 buildings, average cost: $150,800
  • 1999: 22 buildings, average cost: $145,100
  • 2000: 12 buildings, average cost: $217,700
  • 2001: 13 buildings, average cost: $208,400
  • 2002: 23 buildings, average cost: $223,000
  • 2003: 21 buildings, average cost: $221,100
  • 2004: 43 buildings, average cost: $341,100
  • 2005: 14 buildings, average cost: $355,000
  • 2006: 21 buildings, average cost: $407,200
  • 2007: 9 buildings, average cost: $297,100

Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 42.34 N, Longitude: 71.73 W


Area codes: 508, 774

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Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.2%
Massachusetts:  4.4%


Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (13%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Computer and electronic products (8%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (21%)
  • Health care (18%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Computer and electronic products (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Computer specialists (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Engineers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)


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



 

Crime in Boylston by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 002231
    per 100,000 0.00.048.648.272.023.3
Burglaries 31113879
    per 100,000 74.5271.1316.1192.7167.9210.0
Thefts 312348803629
    per 100,000 769.8566.81167.01927.2863.5676.8
Auto thefts 301330
    per 100,000 74.50.024.372.372.00.0
Arson 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 42.041.680.5106.066.446.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 12 (9 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.12
US city average:  3.00

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Boylston-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 11% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.7 miles away from the Boylston town center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.0 miles away from the town center injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Boylston topographic map
Hospital/medical center in Boylston:
  • WORCESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL (PAUL WARE DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Boylston:
  • ADCARE HOSPITAL OF WORCESTER INC (about 6 miles; WORCESTER, MA)
  • UMASS MEMORIAL MED CTR-UNIVERSITY CAMP (about 6 miles; WORCESTER, MA)
  • CLINTON HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (about 7 miles; CLINTON, MA)

Political contributions by individuals in Boylston, MA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Boylston:
  • WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 11 miles; WORCESTER, MA; ID: ORH)
  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 33 miles; BEDFORD, MA; ID: BED)
  • MANCHESTER (about 46 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Boylston:
  • STERLING (about 7 miles; STERLING, MA; ID: 3B3)
  • SHIRLEY (about 14 miles; SHIRLEY, MA; ID: 9B4)
  • FITCHBURG MUNI (about 15 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; ID: FIT)

Amtrak station near Boylston:
  • 7 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.

Local government website: www.boylston.org

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Boylston:
  • QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,359)
  • WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 8 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
  • ASSUMPTION COLLEGE (about 8 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,356)
  • COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS (about 9 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,808)
  • CLARK UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,563)
  • WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE (about 10 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,846)
  • FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE (about 18 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; FT enrollment: 3,660)
Public high school in Boylston:
  • TAHANTO REG HIGH (Students: 488; Location: 1001 MAIN STREET; Grades: 7th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment; Our rating: 63)
Public elementary/middle school in Boylston:
  • BOYLSTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 377; Location: 200 SEWALL STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-6th grade Enrollment)
Library in Boylston:
  • BOYLSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $123,833; Location: 695 MAIN ST.; 27,107 books; 1,681 audio materials; 1,445 video materials; 70 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Boylston: Mount Pleasant Country Club (A), Boylston Town Offices (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Pine Grove Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and swamps: Rocky Pond (A), Spruce Pond (B), Sewall Pond (C), Pout Pond (D), Straw Hollow (E), Cushing Swamp (F), Pine Swamp (G), Scotland Swamp (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Potash Brook (A), Lamson Brook (B), French Brook (C), Rawson Hill Brook (D), Wekepeke Brook (E), Malagasco Brook (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Morningdale Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

BOYLSTON WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 2755, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • OCCT Installation/Demonstration - Between JAN-01-1994 and JUN-20-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-31-1998), St Compliance achieved (JUN-20-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JAN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-24-2000), St Compliance achieved (AUG-15-2000)
  • 227 regular monitoring violations
BROOKWOOD APARTMENTS - SYSTEM #1 (Serves CT, Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-02-2002), St Public Notif requested (OCT-02-2002), St Public Notif received (OCT-15-2002)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-15-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-15-2000), St Public Notif received (SEP-26-2000), St Compliance achieved (JAN-15-2001)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-08-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-08-1999), St Public Notif received (NOV-11-1999), St Compliance achieved (FEB-02-2000)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-02-1999), St Public Notif received (SEP-30-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-30-1999)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-29-1999), St Public Notif received (SEP-29-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-29-1999), St Compliance achieved (FEB-02-2000)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-23-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-23-1999), St Compliance achieved (FEB-02-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between AUG-10-2005 and JAN-20-2006, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-15-2005), St AO (w/penalty) issued (JAN-17-2006), St Compliance achieved (JAN-20-2006)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JAN-20-2006, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-15-2005), St AO (w/penalty) issued (JAN-17-2006), St Compliance achieved (JAN-20-2006)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between AUG-10-2004 and NOV-22-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (NOV-22-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and NOV-22-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (NOV-22-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and DEC-31-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
  • 7 routine major monitoring violations
  • 11 other older monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.5%
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: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.8%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.5%
Whole state:  4.4%

Boylston compared to Massachusetts state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value 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.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with branches in Boylston (2007 data):
  • Clinton Savings Bank: Boylston Branch at 45 Shrewsbury Street, branch established on 2005-10-18. 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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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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 Boylston:
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTAG (580 AM; 5 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • 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)
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WVEI (1440 AM; 5 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WAZN (1470 AM; 7 kW; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WORC (1310 AM; 5 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CHOWDER BROADCAST GROUP LLC)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Boylston:
  • WAAF (107.3 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WICN (90.5 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: WICN PUBLIC RADIO, INC)
  • WSRS (96.1 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXLO (104.5 FM; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LLC)
  • WCUW (91.3 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: WUW, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WBPR (91.9 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • WYCM (90.1 FM; CHARLTON, MA; Owner: BAY PATH VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL)
  • WGIR-FM (101.1 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Boylston:
  • 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)
  • WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
  • 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)
  • 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.)
  • WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
  • WCRN-LP (Channel 34; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPXQ (Channel 69; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: OCEAN STATE TELEVISION, L.L.C.)
  • W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)

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