West Boylston is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 7,757 people and two associated neighborhoods, West Boylston is the 209th largest community in Massachusetts.
Housing costs in West Boylston are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Massachusetts.
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.
A relatively large number of people in West Boylston telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.29% 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.
Being a small town, West Boylston does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of West Boylston citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.87% of adults in West Boylston have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in West Boylston in 2022 was $49,074, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $196,296 for a family of four. However, West Boylston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
West Boylston is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call West Boylston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Boylston residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in West Boylston include Irish, Italian, English, Swedish, and French.
The most common language spoken in West Boylston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.