Boylston, MA

About Boylston

Boylston is a very small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 4,008 people and just one neighborhood, Boylston is the 269th largest community in Massachusetts.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Boylston is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Boylston is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Boylston who work in management occupations (12.18%), office and administrative support jobs (11.84%), and sales jobs (10.16%).

Also of interest is that Boylston has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Boylston is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Boylston is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Boylston's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Boylston is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Boylston isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.9% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Boylston is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Boylston Information and Demographics

The population of Boylston is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.72% of adults in Boylston have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Boylston in 2000 was $32,274, which is upper middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,096 for a family of four.

The people who call Boylston home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Boylston is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Boylston include Irish, English, Italian, French Canadian, Swedish, French, Polish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Boylston is English.