Sterling, MA (Worcester, Lynn, Revere: home, to buy, schools)
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The first thing I think of when I hear Sterling is Davis Farmland. The kiddos always have a great time there, especially in the summer because they also bring their bathing suits and run through the sprinkler park. I have a coworker who lives even further west of Sterling and commutes into the financial district. He said it literally takes him 1 hour 5 minutes door to door including stopping at Dunkin for a coffee, but he's at his desk by 6am everyday.
You won't find much on this forum - I've tried. Not surprising given the historically small population size.
I'm actively trying to buy in town after, frankly, being priced out of my preferred towns (Harvard, Bolton, east/central Groton). The census data indicates that Sterling, along with Princeton, retains a fairly sizeable upper-middle class. Also, unlike towns such as Littleton, home prices remain depressed below their 2005/6 peak.
Someone recently described Sterling as 'affluent' to me, but it sounds like that is not the case...
What is affluent?
Median income for Sterling is about $41K per capita, $116K per family, and $99,000 per household, it's in the top 100 of the state. It's above the numbers for all of Worcester county, so it's probably affluent.
Rich? honestly i dont know. I certainly cant imagine it's affluent next to Wellesley, Weston or Dover...but maybe it is affluent in comparison to Lynn or Revere.
I get the numbers you are describing...but I still dont know if it was necessary for it to be described as affluent. If anything a better description would be 'country' or 'outdoorsy' lol.
It's all relative. Having grown up in the area, I can say that Sterling is considered a relatively "affluent" town within the context of Worcester county.
Worcester has over 60 towns/incorporated communities. Here's the top ten towns in terms of per capita according to the American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Also included are median household and family:
Of the towns listed, I would consider Harvard, Southborough, and Bolton to be relatively affluent ... based both on income and perception. Towns like Princeton or Sterling? I dunno ... "upper-middle class country"? I suspect the 5-percenters in town are likely to be seen driving diesel pickups or Kubota tractors versus a German saloon.
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