TOWN OF BOYLSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - CMRPC · TOWN OF BOYLSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Location: Central eastern Massachusetts, bordered by Sterling and Clinton on the north, Berlin and ... 1920

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

TOWN OF BOYLSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

Location: Central eastern Massachusetts, bordered by Sterling and Clinton on the north, Berlin and Northborough on the east, Shrewsbury on the south, and West Boylston on the west. Boylston is 7 miles north of Worcester and 38 miles west of Boston.

Total Area: 19.67 sq. miles Land Area: 16.03 sq. miles Population: 4,355 Density: 221 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.

BOYLSTON

BOSTON

WORCESTER

Community Snapshot BoylstonThis 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

4,355

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6,000

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Population

Past *Projected

0.0

2.0

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2,0002,0502,1002,1502,2002,2502,3002,3502,400

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Labor Force % Unemployed MA

65,148

64,496

87,337

85,642

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Estimated Median Household Income

Boylston

MA

3.5%

2.4%

6.7% 6.7%

00.010.020.030.040.050.060.070.08

1990 2000

Pe

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Families Below Poverty Level

Boylston MA

5.2%

1.7% 1.3%0.4%

1.6%0.1% 0.0%

0%

5%

10%

15%

All ForeignBorn

Europe NorthAmerica

LatinAmerica

Asia Africa Oceania

Foreign Born

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52%

10%

22%

8% 8%

0.3%

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Boylston MA Total Jobs

< 9

10 - 19

20 - 29

30 - 39

40 - 49

50 - 59

60 - 69

70 - 79

> 80

500 400 300 200 100 0 100 200 300 400 500

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MALE FEMALE

2%

2%

69%

9%

19%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

%Agriculture

%Built Environment

%Open Space

%Residential

%Water

2005

1999

1985

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

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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 2010 Source: US Census

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Source: MA Dept of Education Source: US Census 2000

14 13

2321

43

14

27

9 8

1 1

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Building Permits

$0$100,000$200,000$300,000$400,000$500,000$600,000

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Single Family Condo

MA -SF MA - Condo

3258.3

1624.8

511.8 819 1122.8

185.4

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Crimes per 100,000 Residents

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74

93

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80 80

64

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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Traffic Accidents

BOYLSTON % of Region

1.62.6 2.1

13.411.8

10.6

1.5 1.4 1.2

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Free Lunch Reduced Lunch

Limited English Proficiency Drop Out Rate

18.519.9

25.8

21.6 22.727

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Mean Commute Time

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194 277

1,067

0.1261378410.180104031

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Community toOutside

Commute Pattern

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Housing

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POPULATION 1990 2000 % Change

Total Population 3,517 4,008 14.0%

In households 3,517 4,008 14.0%

In group quarters 0 0 NA

PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD

Total Households 1,322 1,568 18.6%

1 253 347 37.2%

2 503 558 10.9%

3 219 278 26.9%

4 227 249 9.7%

> 5 120 136 13.3%

Mean persons / household 3 3 -3.8%

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

Total Households 1,322 1,568 18.6%

0 10 24 140.0%

1 367 382 4.1%

2 653 870 33.2%

3 198 227 14.6%

4 71 48 -32.4%

> 5 23 17 -26.1%

Mean vehicles / household 2 2 -2.5%

WORKERS BY GENDER

Workers 16 years and over 1,789 2,060 15.1%

Male 980 1,160 18.4%

Female 809 895 10.6%

COMMUTE MODE

Workers 16 years and over 1,789 2,058 15.0%

Drive Alone 1,572 1,828 16.3%

Carpool 129 148 14.7%

Transit / Taxi 12 17 41.7%

Bike / Ped 24 0 -100.0%

Motorbike 0 5 NA

Work at home 52 60 15.4%

COMMUTE TIME

Workers not working at home 1,737 1,998 15.0%

< 5 mins 60 34 -43.3%

5 - 9 mins 99 199 101.0%

10 - 14 mins 359 262 -27.0%

15 - 19 mins 386 417 8.0%

20 - 29 mins 505 535 5.9%

30 - 44 mins 222 246 10.8%

> 45 mins 106 305 187.7%

Mean travel time to work (mins) 20 26 29.6%

TIME LEAVING FOR WORK

Workers not working at home 1,737 1,998 15.0%

5 to 6:59 a.m. 321 554 72.6%

7 to 7:59 a.m. 644 666 3.4%

8 to 8:59 a.m 445 492 10.6%

9 to 9:59 a.m. 87 56 -35.6%

10 to 11:59 a.m. 51 65 27.5%

12 to 11:59 p.m. 178 140 -21.3%

12 to 4:59 a.m. 11 25 127.3% Source: Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP 2000)

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Community Snapshot BOYLSTON

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

Information depicted on these mapsis for planning purposes.Data obtained from MassDOT, MassGIS, CMRPCProduced by the GIS Center :Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission.2 Washington Sq,Union Station, 2nd Floor, Worcester, MA 01604-4016

NB : Color Coded # is Regional Rank

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Auto Crash Clusters 2006-2008 Community Crash Crash Crash Crash ² EPDO EligibleMAIN ST / WEST BOYLSTON ST BOYLSTON 14 0 4 10 30 YesSCHOOL ST / EAST TEMPLE ST BOYLSTON 10 0 4 6 26 YesCROSS ST / CENTRAL ST BOYLSTON 9 0 3 6 21 YesSHREWSBURY ST BOYLSTON 4 0 4 0 20 Yes

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

Bike Crash Clusters 2006-2008NONE BOYLSTON 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total Auto Crashes 2006-2008 BOYLSTON 205 1 75 129 514Total Pedestrian Crashes 2006-2008 BOYLSTON 0 0 0 0 0Total Bike Crashes 2006-2008 BOYLSTON 0 0 0 0 0¹ 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 BOYLSTON

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

Information depicted on these maps is for planning purposes.Data obtained from MassDOT, MassGIS, CMRPCProduced by the GIS Center :Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission.2 Washington Sq,Union Station, 2nd Floor, Worcester, MA 01604-4016

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Roadway Improvement Projects -TIP* *TIP-Transportation Improvment Program

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TOWN OF BOYLSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - CMRPC · TOWN OF BOYLSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Location: Central eastern Massachusetts, bordered by Sterling and Clinton on the north, Berlin and ... 1920