West Boylston is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 7,481 people and two constituent neighborhoods, West Boylston is the 213rd largest community in Massachusetts.

West Boylston is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.25% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, West Boylston is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in West Boylston who work in management occupations (14.26%), office and administrative support jobs (13.88%), and sales jobs (11.75%).

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

In addition, West Boylston is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, West Boylston is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making West Boylston a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, West Boylston has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, West Boylston's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

West Boylston is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around West Boylston, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.22% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

As is often the case in a small town, West Boylston doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

West Boylston Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, West Boylston is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.65% of adults in West Boylston have a college degree.

The per capita income in West Boylston in 2000 was $22,899, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,596 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in West Boylston is English. Some people also speak Spanish.