About Southborough

Southborough is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 8,781 people and just one neighborhood, Southborough is the 189th largest community in Massachusetts.

Southborough is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.96% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Southborough is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Southborough who work in management occupations (21.16%), sales jobs (12.56%), and business and financial occupations (10.30%).

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

In addition, Southborough 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.

Southborough 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, Southborough's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Southborough is a very car-oriented town. 96.77% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Southborough is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Southborough has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Southborough 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.

Southborough Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Southborough, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Southborough is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 63.06% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Southborough in 2000 was $44,310, which is wealthy relative to Massachusetts and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $177,240 for a family of four. However, Southborough contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Southborough is English.