Northborough.
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Massachusetts·Worcester County
3 tracts·3K people·$561K median·1,001/mi²
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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 Northborough is $560,500 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 1.2× the US median of $458,812.
Northborough has 6,392 residents across 1 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 48.8; the population is 78.5% White, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% Asian, 3.6% Multiracial, 3.4% Other and 2.2% Black; the average household has 2.4 people; 64.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 2.1% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Marion E Zeh (60%), Lincoln Street (56%) and Fannie E Proctor (55%) lead the elementary schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,135/month, 28% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Northborough is $133,839 a year, 56% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Northborough, median rent is $1,135/month and the median home value is $560,500 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 20°F; there are 83 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 50 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Northborough are landslide (75), ice storm (69) and earthquake (43), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Northborough, 0.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).