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Sherborn, MA
Found within zip
code:
01770
popular neighborhoods near Sherborn, MA Dover, MA, Newton, MA (Commonwealth Ave/Washington St), Newton, MA (Eliot), Newton, MA (Waban), Sherborn, MA, Sudbury, MA (North Sudbury/Pine Lake), Wayland, MA (Town Center), Wellesley, MA (Wellesley Farms/Grantville), Weston, MA (Camp Mary Day/Weston Station), Weston, MA (Hastings/Weston College)
Sherborn, MA
5%
104.28%
About Sherborn
Sherborn is a very small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 4,200 people and just one neighborhood, Sherborn is the 266th largest community in Massachusetts.
Sherborn is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 95.14% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Sherborn is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sherborn who work in management occupations (22.70%), sales jobs (18.27%), and healthcare (9.08%).
Also of interest is that Sherborn has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Sherborn telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.27% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
In addition, Sherborn 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.
Because of many things, Sherborn is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Sherborn 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, Sherborn