Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission 2 Washington Square, Union Station, 2nd Floor, Worcester, MA 01604-4016

  

TOWN OF NORTHBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS

Location: It is in Central eastern Massachusetts, bordered by Berlin on the north, Westborough on the south, Marlborough on the east, Southborough on the southeast, and Boylston and Shrewsbury on the west. Northborough is 10 miles northeast of Worcester and 30 miles west of Boston.

Total Area: 18.76 sq. miles Land Area: 18.54 sq. miles Population: 14,155 Density: 755 per sq. mile

This snapshot contains details about the following items:

Population Economy Land use Housing Public Safety Education Transportation Traffic Safety

Data Sources: The Massachusetts Department of Transportation / Geographic Information Systems / Education / State Police / Division of Unemployment Assistance / Housing and Community Development, The US Census Bureau, Massachusetts Association of Realtors, Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic Research (MISER), The Warren Group and massbenchmarks.org.

NORTHBOROUGH

BOSTON

WORCESTER

Community Snapshot NorthboroughThis snapshot contains data on:

Population-Economy-Housing-Education-Transportation-Public Safety

Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission www.cmrpc.org

POPULATION ECONOMY

Source: US Census *CMRPC Projections approved March 2011 Source: MA Division of Unemp. Assist.

Source: US Census 2010 Source: American Community Survey 2009 inflation-adjusted dollars

Source: massbenchmarks.org Source: US Census

LANDUSE

Source: US Census Source: MassGIS

14,155

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65,148

64,496

102,917

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2.1% 1.7%

6.7% 6.7%

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60 - 69

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%Built Environment

%Open Space

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%Water

2005

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Find Excel version of these tables at: http://www.cmrpc.org/Stats-Demographics

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Community Snapshot NorthboroughThis snapshot contains data on:

Population-Economy-Housing-Education-Transportation-Public Safety

Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission www.cmrpc.org

HOUSING PUBLIC SAFETY

Source: CMRPC / MISER / US Census Source: MA State Police

Source: The Warren Group/Mass. Assoc. of Realtors Source: Mass DOT Highway State & Local Police Jurisdiction

TRANSPORTATION

Source: US Census Source: US Census

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Source: MA Dept of Education Source: US Census 2000

24 20 2053

165

49 43 43 49

366

69

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Crimes per 100,000 Residents

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NORTHBOROUGH % of Region

20.622.7

26.2

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Community Snapshot NorthboroughThis snapshot contains data on:

Population-Economy-Housing-Education-Transportation-Public Safety

Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission www.cmrpc.org

POPULATION 1990 2000 % Change

Total Population 11,929 14,013 17.5%

In households 11,774 13,883 17.9%

In group quarters 155 130 -16.1%

PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD

Total Households 4,128 4,936 19.6%

1 601 833 38.6%

2 1,185 1,524 28.6%

3 894 920 2.9%

4 913 1,113 21.9%

> 5 535 546 2.1%

Mean persons / household 3 3 -1.4%

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

Total Households 4,128 4,936 19.6%

0 144 104 -27.8%

1 885 1,152 30.2%

2 2,102 2,615 24.4%

3 746 666 -10.7%

4 192 292 52.1%

> 5 59 107 81.4%

Mean vehicles / household 2 2 0.0%

WORKERS BY GENDER

Workers 16 years and over 6,633 7,425 11.9%

Male 3,649 4,075 11.7%

Female 2,984 3,350 12.3%

COMMUTE MODE

Workers 16 years and over 6,633 7,425 11.9%

Drive Alone 5,660 6,617 16.9%

Carpool 620 408 -34.2%

Transit / Taxi 39 66 69.2%

Bike / Ped 69 30 -56.5%

Motorbike 12 5 -58.3%

Work at home 233 299 28.3%

COMMUTE TIME

Workers not working at home 6,400 7,126 11.3%

< 5 mins 145 193 33.1%

5 - 9 mins 750 800 6.7%

10 - 14 mins 1,060 1,151 8.6%

15 - 19 mins 1,221 1,159 -5.1%

20 - 29 mins 1,237 1,339 8.2%

30 - 44 mins 1,074 1,280 19.2%

> 45 mins 913 1,204 31.9%

Mean travel time to work (mins) 23 26 15.4%

TIME LEAVING FOR WORK

Workers not working at home 6,400 7,126 11.3%

5 to 6:59 a.m. 1,293 1,523 17.8%

7 to 7:59 a.m. 2,405 2,517 4.7%

8 to 8:59 a.m 1,535 1,699 10.7%

9 to 9:59 a.m. 284 511 79.9%

10 to 11:59 a.m. 170 228 34.1%

12 to 11:59 p.m. 623 510 -18.1%

12 to 4:59 a.m. 90 138 53.3% Source: Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP 2000)

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Community Snapshot NORTHBOROUGH

www.cmrpc.orgThis snapshot contains data on:Population-Economy-Housing-Education-Public Safety -TransportationCentral Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission

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Auto Crash Clusters 2006-2008 Community Crash Crash Crash Crash ² EPDO EligibleBELMONT ST / SOUTHWEST CONNECTOR

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Pedestrian Crash Clusters 2006-2008NONE NORTHBOROUGH 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bike Crash Clusters 2006-2008MAIN ST / BLAKE ST NORTHBOROUGH 2 0 1 1 6 No

Total Auto Crashes 2006-2008 NORTHBOROUGH 989 1 233 755 1,930Total Pedestrian Crashes 2006-2008 NORTHBOROUGH 1 0 0 1 1Total Bike Crashes 2006-2008 NORTHBOROUGH 1 0 1 0 5¹ PDO - Property Damage Only² EPDO - Equivalent Property Damage Only weighted by fatal crashes = 10, injury crashes = 5, PDO =1³ HSIP- Highway Safety Improvement Program (MA)† Excluding Interstate HighwaysSource : Mass DOT Highway

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Community Snapshot NORTHBOROUGH

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