Phillipston, Massachusetts

Jump to a detailed profile or search
site with Google Custom Search

Back to Phillipston, MA housing info, Worcester County, Massachusetts, MA smaller cities, MA small cities, All Cities.

Phillipston: Phillipston Church at Night

We are giving away $1200 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

OSM Map
General Map
Google Map
MSN Map

Worcester County

Population in July 2009: 1,787. Population change since 2000: +10.2%

Males: 898	(50.3%)
Females: 889	(49.7%)

Median resident age:	36.6 years
Massachusetts median age:	36.5 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $61,998 (it was $46,845 in 2000)

Phillipston:	$61,998
Massachusetts:	$64,081

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $24,147

Phillipston town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $225,698 (it was $118,500 in 2000)

Phillipston:	$225,698
Massachusetts:	$338,500

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $269,791; Detached houses: $271,158; Townhouses or other attached units: $341,001; In 2-unit structures: $319,497; Mobile homes: $68,112

Phillipston, MA residents, houses, and apartments details

Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses

White alone - 1,583 (97.7%)
Two or more races - 18 (1.1%)
Asian alone - 6 (0.4%)
Hispanic - 7 (0.4%)
Black alone - 5 (0.3%)
American Indian alone - 2 (0.1%)

Races in Phillipston detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Phillipston: 110.9 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

Recent posts about Phillipston, Massachusetts on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users:

	Moving to central MA (59 replies)
	Phillipston (0 replies)
	Massachusetts Farmers Markets (11 replies)
	Gardner, MA??? (26 replies)
	arrest info in Garnder, MA (1 reply)

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

Ancestries: French (22.1%), Irish (15.2%), English (14.8%), French Canadian (10.2%), United States (6.6%), Italian (6.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1786

Elevation: 1166 feet

Land area: 24.3 square miles.

Population density: 74 people per square mile

(very low).

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 Phillipston:

High school or higher: 90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
Unemployed: 3.0%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Phillipston town:

Never married: 24.5%
Now married: 62.9%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 3.3%
Divorced: 8.4%

18 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.1%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

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

Phillipston town:	1.2% ($1,429)
Massachusetts:	1.3% ($2,336)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Worcester, MA (26.8 miles , pop. 172,648).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (56.2 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (148.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Templeton, MA (2.0 miles ), Baldwinville, MA (2.1 miles ), Athol, MA (2.2 miles ), Petersham, MA (2.7 miles ), Royalston, MA (2.8 miles ), Gardner, MA (2.8 miles ), Orange, MA (2.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $102,300
1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $102,300
1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $102,300
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $102,300
2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $102,300
2002: 23 buildings, average cost: $163,200
2003: 24 buildings, average cost: $163,200
2004: 17 buildings, average cost: $176,800
2005: 19 buildings, average cost: $276,200
2006: 13 buildings, average cost: $245,000
2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $199,200
2008: 1 building, cost: $186,000
2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $59,600
2010: 2 buildings, average cost: $181,200
2011: 2 buildings, average cost: $190,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 42.57 N, Longitude: 72.14 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 978

Phillipston household income distribution

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2011, including police officers: 2 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.18
Massachusetts average:	2.52

This town's Wikipedia profile

Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	8.0%
Massachusetts:	6.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Construction (14%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Educational services (6%)
Computer and electronic products (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Health care (19%)
Educational services (14%)
Public administration (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Top executives (4%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Work and jobs in Phillipston: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Phillipston, Massachusetts

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Phillipston, Massachusetts average temperatures

Phillipston, Massachusetts average precipitation

Back to the top

Tornado activity:

Phillipston-area historical tornado activity is above Massachusetts state average. It is 29% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.8 miles away from the Phillipston town center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 6/22/1981, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.2 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Phillipston-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 70.1 miles away from the city center
On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 16.7 miles away from Phillipston center
On 10/2/1994 at 14:36:36, a magnitude 3.3 (3.1 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 14.8 miles away from the city center
On 10/6/1992 at 15:38:04, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 59.6 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/2000 at 04:02:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 47.4 miles away from Phillipston center
On 1/10/1999 at 10:52:16, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 61.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Worcester County (20) is a lot greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 9

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 5, Hurricanes: 4, Blizzards: 2, Floods: 2, Snows: 2, Snowstorms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Fire: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Phillipston topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Phillipston:

SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 76 miles away; TROY, NY)
SETON HEALTH SYSTEM-ST MARY'S CAMPUS (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 76 miles away; TROY, NY)
ALBANY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 84 miles away; ALBANY, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Phillipston, MA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Phillipston:

Fitchburg State College (about 18 miles; Fitchburg, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,820)
University of Massachusetts Amherst (about 24 miles; Amherst, MA; FT enrollment: 21,515)
Assumption College (about 25 miles; Worcester, MA; FT enrollment: 2,283)
Quinsigamond Community College (about 25 miles; Worcester, MA; FT enrollment: 4,089)
Worcester State College (about 26 miles; Worcester, MA; FT enrollment: 3,643)
Keene State College (about 26 miles; Keene, NH; FT enrollment: 4,898)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (about 27 miles; Worcester, MA; FT enrollment: 3,757)

Public elementary/middle school in Phillipston:

PHILLIPSTON MEMORIAL (Students: 180; Location: 20 THE COMMON; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-4th grade Enrollment)

See full list of schools located in Phillipston

Library in Phillipston:

PHILLIPS FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $54,576; Location: 25 TEMPLETON ROAD; 12,502 books; 295 audio materials; 500 video materials; 34 state licensed databases; 18 print serial subscriptions)

Click to draw/clear town borders

Notable locations in Phillipston: Red Apple Farm (A), Phillipston Fire Department (B), Phillips Free Public Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Phillipston: Phillipston Congregational Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: South Cemetery (1), Lower Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs and swamps: Queen Lake (A), Reservoir Number Two (B), Phillipston Reservoir (C), Bates Powers Reservoir (D), Thousand Acre Swamp (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wine Brook (A), Bigelow Brook (B), Chickering Brook (C), Dunn Brook (D), Hoyt Brook (E), Kendall Brook (F), Lamb City Brook (G), Popple Camp Brook (H), Shattuck Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Worcester County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)

AQI SO₂ NO₂ Ozone PM₁₀

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 22.9. This is better than average.

City:	22.9
U.S.:	32.0

Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.04. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 21.0 miles away from the city center.

City:	1.04
U.S.:	2.43

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂) [ppb] level in 2010 was 2.85. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 21.0 miles away from the city center.

City:	2.85
U.S.:	9.39

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 9.19. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 21.0 miles away from the city center.

City:	9.19
U.S.:	22.06

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2005 was 6.44. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 18.0 miles away from the city center.

City:	6.44
U.S.:	12.40

Average household size:

This town:	2.8 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:	6.4%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	5.8%
Whole state:	9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	2.5%
Whole state:	4.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Phillipston, MA

Phillipston compared to Massachusetts state average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.

Back to the top

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (77%)
Wood (8%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
Electricity (7%)
Utility gas (1%)

2008 Presidential Election results in Worcester County Massachusetts:

Detailed 2008 election results.

Religion statistics for Phillipston (based on Worcester County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 57.43%

Here		57.4%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Jewish	United Church of Christ	Episcopal Church	United Methodist Church
Adherents	71.7%	4.5%	4.4%	2.4%	2.0%
Congregations	24.8%	3.4%	13.9%	5.6%	6.6%

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Muslim Estimate	Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Other
Adherents	1.9%	1.5%	1.3%	1.1%	9.1%
Congregations	2.8%	5.5%	0.6%	0.9%	35.9%

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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 135

Worcester County:	1.73 / 10,000 pop.
Massachusetts:	1.98 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 4

This county:	0.05 / 10,000 pop.
State:	0.05 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 140

Worcester County:	1.79 / 10,000 pop.
Massachusetts:	2.22 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 174

Worcester County:	2.22 / 10,000 pop.
State:	1.77 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 569

Here:	7.27 / 10,000 pop.
State:	8.76 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	8.0%
Massachusetts:	8.1%

Adult obesity rate:

Worcester County:	24.0%
Massachusetts:	22.5%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	16.6%
State:	16.5%

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 Phillipston:

WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
WCAT (700 AM; daytime; 3 kW; ORANGE-ATHOL, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, 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)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WEIM (1280 AM; 5 kW; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: LIVEAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTAG (580 AM; 5 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Phillipston:

WAHL (99.9 FM; ATHOL, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LLC)
WINQ (97.7 FM; WINCHENDON, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WAAF (107.3 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WFCR (88.5 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
WXLO (104.5 FM; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSRS (96.1 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WAMH (89.3 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE)
WJDF (97.3 FM; ORANGE, MA; Owner: DEANE BROTHERS BROADCASTING CORP.)
WYRY (104.9 FM; HINSDALE, NH; Owner: TRI-VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WPVQ (95.3 FM; GREENFIELD, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WHDQ (106.1 FM; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WAMC-FM (90.3 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WAMC)
WOQL (98.7 FM; WINCHESTER, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, LLC)
WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
W246AM (97.1 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
WHYN-FM (93.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKNE (103.7 FM; KEENE, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)

TV broadcast stations around Phillipston:

WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
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.)

Phillipston, Massachusetts:

Fatal accident count: 11
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 19
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
Fatalities: 15
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 32
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

Massachusetts average:

Fatal accident count: 92
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 128
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 30
Fatalities: 99
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 211
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11

See more detailed statistics of Phillipston fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics

Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 18 meters (59ft)
Total costs: $8,237,000
Total average daily traffic: 50,990
Total average daily truck traffic: 4,956

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Phillipston)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

Call Sign: KF4GAF, Licensee ID: L00965720
Grant Date: 10/14/2005, Expiration Date: 01/12/2016, Certifier: David P Bramhall
Registrant: David P Bramhall, 55 Williamsville Rd, Phillipston, MA 01331-9414
Call Sign: KB1TPB, Licensee ID: L01542712
Grant Date: 01/21/2010, Expiration Date: 01/21/2020, Certifier: Susan Malouin
Registrant: Susan Malouin, 30 Petersham Road, Phillipston, MA 01331

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 14
Hazardous Condition: 2
Service Call: 1

Incident types - Phillipston

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Phillipston, MA

Businesses in Phillipston, MA

U-Haul: 1

Top Patent Applicants

Kenneth Tomasetti (1)
Eric John Olson (1)
Eric J. Olson (1)

Total of 3 patent applications in 2008-2013.

Back to Phillipston, MA housing info, Worcester 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
© 2012 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.
Website © 2003-2012 Advameg, Inc.