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Middlesex County

Population in July 2007: 4,217. Population change since 2000: +0.3%
 

Males: 2,036  (48.3%)
Females: 2,181  (51.7%)
Median resident age:  41.1 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01770.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $149,500 (it was $121,693 in 2000)
Sherborn  $149,500
Massachusetts:  $62,365

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $874,600 (it was $491,200 in 2000)
Sherborn  $874,600
Massachusetts:  $366,400

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Races in Sherborn:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
  • Chinese (1.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Sherborn: 127.1 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (26.3%), Irish (19.3%), Italian (13.2%), German (10.3%), Polish (6.0%), Scottish (5.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1674

Elevation: 175 feet

Land area: 16.0 square miles.

Population density: 264 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Sherborn

  • High school or higher: 98.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 75.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 36.7%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 35.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sherborn town

  • Never married: 17.3%
  • Now married: 74.3%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 4.1%
  • Divorced: 3.4%

249 residents are foreign born (2.5% Europe, 2.0% Asia, 0.7% North America).

This town:  5.9%
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:

Sherborn:  1.2% ($6,108)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Framingham, MA (6.1 miles , pop. 66,910).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (20.4 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (196.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Natick, MA (4.3 miles ), Millis-Clicquot, MA (4.4 miles ), Millis, MA (4.5 miles ), Holliston, MA (5.1 miles ), Medfield, MA (5.5 miles ), Framingham, MA (6.1 miles ), .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $115,500
  • 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $111,800
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 9 buildings, average cost: $455,600
  • 2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $316,700
  • 2001: 8 buildings, average cost: $518,100
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $409,700
  • 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $405,600
  • 2004: 13 buildings, average cost: $464,800
  • 2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $515,700
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $609,800
  • 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $626,100

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Latitude: 42.23 N, Longitude: 71.37 W


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Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.1%
Massachusetts:  4.4%


Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (17%)
  • Finance and insurance (16%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Data processing and other information services (4%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)
  • Computer and electronic products (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Top executives (16%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (12%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other financial specialists (5%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)



 

Crime in Sherborn by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 001101
    per 100,000 0.00.023.723.50.023.5
Robberies 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 5124220
    per 100,000 118.5282.294.747.047.40.0
Burglaries 381572813
    per 100,000 71.1188.1354.9164.6663.8306.0
Thefts 171413121211
    per 100,000 402.8329.3307.6282.2284.5258.9
Auto thefts 215302
    per 100,000 47.423.5118.370.60.047.1
Arson N/A00102
    per 100,000 N/A0.00.023.50.047.1
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 48.684.784.556.767.354.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 14 (14 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.32
US city average:  3.00

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Sherborn-area historical tornado activity is near Massachusetts state average. It is 27% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.2 miles away from the Sherborn 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 17.2 miles away from the town center injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Sherborn:
  • MEDFIELD STATE HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; MEDFIELD, MA)
  • METROWEST MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; FRAMINGHAM, MA)
  • CHARLES RIVER HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; WELLESLEY, MA)

Political contributions by individuals in Sherborn, MA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sherborn:
  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 18 miles; BEDFORD, MA; ID: BED)
  • GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 27 miles; BOSTON, MA; ID: BOS)
  • WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 35 miles; WORCESTER, MA; ID: ORH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sherborn:
  • NORFOLK (about 8 miles; NORFOLK, MA; ID: 32M)
  • MARLBORO (about 12 miles; MARLBORO, MA; ID: 9B1)
  • HOPEDALE INDUSTRIAL PARK (about 13 miles; HOPEDALE, MA; ID: 1B6)

Amtrak stations near Sherborn:
  • 5 miles: FRAMINGHAM (443 WAVERLY ST.). Services: public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 16 miles: ROUTE 128 (WESTWOOD, UNIVERSITY AVE. & RTE. 128). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sherborn:
  • FRAMINGHAM STATE COLLEGE (about 7 miles; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Full-time enrollment: 4,185)
  • WELLESLEY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; WELLESLEY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,241)
  • MASSACHUSETTS BAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; WELLESLEY HILLS, MA; FT enrollment: 2,938)
  • BOSTON COLLEGE (about 16 miles; CHESTNUT HILL, MA; FT enrollment: 13,341)
  • BENTLEY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; WALTHAM, MA; FT enrollment: 4,651)
  • MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; BEDFORD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,501)
  • BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; WALTHAM, MA; FT enrollment: 4,444)
Private high school in Sherborn:
  • LIFE EXPERIENCE SCHOOL (Students: 9; Location: 2 NORTH MAIN; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Sherborn:
  • PINE HILL (Students: 476; Location: 1 PINE HILL LANE; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
Library in Sherborn:
  • SHERBORN LIBRARY (Operating income: $258,275; Location: 4 SANGER ST.; 50,874 books; 684 audio materials; 845 video materials; 158 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Sherborn: Sherborn Library (A), Sherborn Town Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Sherborn include: Unitarian Universalist Church (A), Saint Marys Church (B), Pilgrim Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: West Cemetery (1), Farm Cemetery (2), Pine Hill Cemetery (3), South Sherborn Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Farm Pond (A), Little Farm Pond (B), Leland Millpond (C), Dirty Meadow Swamp (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sewall Brook (A), Indian Brook (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Sherborn include: Sherborn Center Historic District (1), Rocky Narrows Reservation (2), Edwards Plain-Dowses Corner Historic District (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

 

Average household size:
This town:  3.0 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  85.9%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  1.8%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.3%
Whole state:  9.3%

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

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


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Banks with branches in Sherborn (2007 data):
  • Sovereign Bank: Sherborn Branch at 27 North Main Street, branch established on 1978-04-10. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $89,506.4 mil, Deposits: $51,244.7 mil, headquarters in Wyomissing, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 860 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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 Sherborn:
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, 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)
  • WSRO (650 AM; 2 kW; ASHLAND, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING GROUP, LLC)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WUNR (1600 AM; 20 kW; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: CHAMPION BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • WNTN (1550 AM; 10 kW; NEWTON, MA; Owner: COLT COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sherborn:
  • WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WJMN (94.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • 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.)
  • WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
  • WODS (103.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WHHB (99.9 FM; HOLLISTON, MA; Owner: HOLLISTON HIGH SCHOOL)
  • 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.)
  • WZLY (91.5 FM; WELLESLEY, MA; Owner: WELLESLEY COLLEGE)
  • WBCN (104.1 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: HEMISPHERE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WZLX (100.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF BOSTON)
  • WWBB (101.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W267AI (101.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: MCC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WERS (88.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: EMERSON COLLEGE)
  • WYAJ (97.7 FM; SUDBURY, MA; Owner: SUDBURY VALLEY B'CASTING FOUNDATION)
  • WHRB (95.3 FM; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: HARVARD RADIO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Sherborn:
  • 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.)
  • WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
  • W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • 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)
  • WWDP (Channel 46; NORWELL, MA; Owner: NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC)
  • 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.)
  • WJAR (Channel 10; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSBE-TV (Channel 36; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TELECOM. AUTHORITY)
  • WPXQ (Channel 69; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: OCEAN STATE TELEVISION, L.L.C.)
  • WFXZ-CA (Channel 24; BOSTON, MA; Owner: BOSTON BROADCASTING CORP.)


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