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Southborough, MA map Population (year 2000): 8,781. Estimated population in July 2006: 9,551 (+8.8% change)
 

Males: 4,389  (50.0%)
Females: 4,392  (50.0%)

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Median resident age:  36.9 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01772.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $119,400 (it was $102,986 in 2000)
Southborough  $119,400
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $623,000 (it was $318,600 in 2000)
Southborough  $623,000
Massachusetts:  $361,500

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Races in Southborough:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.5%)
  • Chinese (1.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Asian Indian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Black (0.5%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

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Ancestries: Irish (27.9%), English (17.6%), Italian (15.3%), German (8.1%), French (6.8%), Polish (4.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1727

Elevation: 306 feet

Land area: 14.1 square miles.

Population density: 674 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Southborough

  • High school or higher: 96.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 63.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 26.0%
  • Unemployed: 1.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Southborough town

  • Never married: 17.2%
  • Now married: 74.3%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 3.4%
  • Divorced: 4.1%

778 residents are foreign born (3.9% Europe, 2.8% Asia, 1.3% North America).

This town:  8.9%
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:

Southborough:  1.1% ($3,486)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
Southborough satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Framingham, MA (7.4 miles , pop. 66,910).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (30.6 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (189.5 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Cordaville, MA (2.0 miles ), Marlborough, MA (3.8 miles ), Hopkinton, MA (5.1 miles ), Ashland, MA (5.8 miles ), Westborough, MA (5.8 miles ), Hudson, MA (6.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 91 buildings, average cost: $152,200
  • 1997: 70 buildings, average cost: $169,100
  • 1998: 96 buildings, average cost: $148,900
  • 1999: 84 buildings, average cost: $171,000
  • 2000: 48 buildings, average cost: $218,500
  • 2001: 42 buildings, average cost: $218,100
  • 2002: 45 buildings, average cost: $199,500
  • 2003: 55 buildings, average cost: $302,800
  • 2004: 25 buildings, average cost: $355,300
  • 2005: 26 buildings, average cost: $360,500
  • 2006: 19 buildings, average cost: $426,300
  • 2007: 29 buildings, average cost: $263,300

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

Latitude: 42.30 N, Longitude: 71.53 W


28 people in other nonhousehold living situations

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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:
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (22%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Computer and electronic products (9%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (17%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Computer and electronic products (4%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Top executives (9%)
  • Engineers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)



 

Crime in Southborough 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 021000
    per 100,000 0.022.510.90.00.00.0
Assaults 001031
    per 100,000 0.00.010.90.031.510.4
Burglaries 13212012812
    per 100,000 147.3236.2217.2127.684.0124.8
Thefts 364646412933
    per 100,000 408.0517.4499.5436.1304.5343.2
Auto thefts 324426
    per 100,000 34.022.543.442.521.062.4
Arson 100100
    per 100,000 11.30.00.010.60.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 29.445.844.129.826.029.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 21 (16 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.68
US city average:  3.00

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Southborough-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 18% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 1.0 miles away from the Southborough 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 18.5 miles away from the town center injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Main business address for: TECH OPS SEVCON INC (ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIAL APPARATUS).


Hospitals/medical centers near Southborough:
  • WESTBOROUGH ST HOSP DANIELS BLDG (about 6 miles; WESTBOROUGH, MA)
  • WHITTIER REHAB HOSPITAL-WESTBOROUGH (about 6 miles; WESTBOROUGH, MA)
  • METROWEST MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; FRAMINGHAM, MA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Southborough:
  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 21 miles; BEDFORD, MA; ID: BED)
  • WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 24 miles; WORCESTER, MA; ID: ORH)
  • GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 38 miles; BOSTON, MA; ID: BOS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Southborough:
  • MARLBORO (about 4 miles; MARLBORO, MA; ID: 9B1)
  • MINUTE MAN AIR FIELD (about 11 miles; STOW, MA; ID: 6B6)
  • HOPEDALE INDUSTRIAL PARK (about 14 miles; HOPEDALE, MA; ID: 1B6)

Amtrak stations near Southborough:
  • 9 miles: FRAMINGHAM (443 WAVERLY ST.). Services: public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 19 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.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Southborough:
  • FRAMINGHAM STATE COLLEGE (about 8 miles; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Full-time enrollment: 4,185)
  • MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; BEDFORD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,501)
  • BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; WALTHAM, MA; FT enrollment: 4,444)
  • WELLESLEY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; WELLESLEY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,241)
  • MASSACHUSETTS BAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; WELLESLEY HILLS, MA; FT enrollment: 2,938)
  • QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,359)
  • COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS (about 20 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,808)
Private high school in Southborough:
  • ST MARKS SCHOOL (Students: 324; Location: 25 MARLBORO RD; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Southborough:
  • P BRENT TROTTIER (Students: 509; Location: 49 PARKERVILLE RD; Grades: 6th grade Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
  • MARY E FINN SCHOOL (Students: 389; Location: 60 RICHARDS ROAD; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-1st grade Enrollment)
  • MARGARET A NEARY (Students: 357; Location: 53 PARKERVILLE ROAD; Grades: 4th grade Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
  • ALBERT S. WOODWARD MEMORIAL SCHOOL (Students: 343; Location: 28 CORDAVILLE ROAD; Grades: 2nd grade Enrollment-3rd grade Enrollment)
Private elementary/middle school in Southborough:
  • THE FAY SCHOOL (Students: 383; Location: 48 MAIN ST; Grades: 1 - 9)
Library in Southborough:
  • SOUTHBOROUGH LIBRARY (Operating income: $325,606; Location: 25 MAIN ST.; 62,403 books; 1,238 audio materials; 968 video materials; 110 serial subscriptions)

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Churches in Southborough include: Saint Matthews Church (A), Saint Marks Episcopal Church (B), Saint Anne Church (C), Pilgrim Congregational Church (D), L'Abri Fellowship Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Crystal Pond (A), Sudbury River Reservoir (B), Sudbury Reservoir (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Road Brook (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Southborough: Sudbury Dam Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

SOUTHBOROUGH DPW WATER DIVISION (Population served: 9162, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-29-2005), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-29-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-29-2004), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-29-2004)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-19-1998), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-19-1998)
THE SMITHER GROUP (Population served: 35, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1998 and MAY-15-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-25-2001)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1996 and MAR-19-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-22-1997), St Compliance achieved (MAR-19-1997)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Southborough that have no violations reported:
  • DEERFIELD ESTATES (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  82.2%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.4%
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 1999:
This town:  1.6%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  0.6%
Whole state:  4.4%

Southborough 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.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house 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 Southborough (2007 data):
  • Marlborough Savings Bank: Southborough Branch at 6 East Main Street, branch established on 1978-06-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $283.6 mil, Deposits: $247.1 mil, headquarters in Marlborough, MA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 5 total offices
  • Middlesex Savings Bank: Southborough Branch at 162 Cordaville Road, branch established on 1998-05-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,328.7 mil, Deposits: $2,959.1 mil, headquarters in Natick, MA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 26 total offices
  • Sovereign Bank: Southborough Branch at 11 Main Street, branch established on 1971-02-08. 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:

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 Southborough:
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER 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.)
  • WAZN (1470 AM; 7 kW; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
  • WSRO (650 AM; 2 kW; ASHLAND, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING GROUP, LLC)
  • WBNW (1120 AM; 5 kW; CONCORD, MA; Owner: MONEY MATTERS RADIO, INC.)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Southborough:
  • 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.)
  • WAAF (107.3 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • 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.)
  • WSRS (96.1 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHHB (99.9 FM; HOLLISTON, MA; Owner: HOLLISTON HIGH SCHOOL)
  • WYAJ (97.7 FM; SUDBURY, MA; Owner: SUDBURY VALLEY B'CASTING FOUNDATION)
  • WXLO (104.5 FM; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WICN (90.5 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: WICN PUBLIC RADIO, INC)
  • WWBB (101.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LLC)
  • WWKX (106.3 FM; WOONSOCKET, RI; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Southborough:
  • WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
  • WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, 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.)
  • WNAC-TV (Channel 64; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WNAC, LLC)
  • WPRI-TV (Channel 12; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: TVL BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
  • WTMU-LP (Channel 32; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ZGS BOSTON, INC.)
  • WCEA-LP (Channel 58; BOSTON, MA; Owner: CHANNEL 19 TV CORPORATION)
  • WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)
  • WPXQ (Channel 69; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: OCEAN STATE TELEVISION, L.L.C.)
  • WWDP (Channel 46; NORWELL, MA; Owner: NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WJAR (Channel 10; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSBE-TV (Channel 36; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TELECOM. AUTHORITY)
  • WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
  • WFXZ-CA (Channel 24; BOSTON, MA; Owner: BOSTON BROADCASTING CORP.)

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