Fitchburg.
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Massachusetts·Worcester County
11 tracts·42K people·$336K median·1,502/mi²
White 52 · Hispanic 33 · Black 6 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Other 36 · Married couple 33 · Living alone 31
Health 41 · Manufacturing 17 · Retail 16 · Professional 12 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 4 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 34 · Service 22 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 18 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 73 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 9 · Walk 3 · Transit 3 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Fitchburg is $336,400 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Fitchburg has 41,798 residents across 11 census tracts and 11 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.3; the population is 52.4% White, 33.5% Hispanic or Latino, 6.0% Black, 5.4% Multiracial, 2.3% Asian and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 25.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.6% (Census ACS).
Crocker Elementary (38%), Reingold Elementary (26%) and McKay Elementary School (21%) lead the elementary schools; Memorial Middle School (34%) and Arthur M Longsjo Middle School (17%) lead the middle schools; Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical (63%), Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential School (32%) and Fitchburg High (28%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,222/month, 23% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Fitchburg is $73,040 a year, 15% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Fitchburg, median rent is $1,222/month and the median home value is $336,400 (Census ACS).
Fitchburg reported 4.7 violent crimes and 10.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 19°F; there are 81 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 50 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Fitchburg are ice storm (90), inland flooding (83) and landslide (76), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.26g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Fitchburg, 3.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).