U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

Barre, Massachusetts



Back to Barre, MA housing info, Worcester County, Massachusetts, MA smaller cities, MA small cities, All Cities.

Barre: Road into farm field on Old Stage Rd, Barre, MA Barre: Chickens on Old Stage Rd, Barre, MA Barre: Road into farm field on Old Stage Rd, Barre, MA
 

We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

Barre, MA map Current weather forecast for Barre, MA

Worcester County

Population in July 2007: 1,193.
Males: 572  (48.0%)
Females: 621  (52.0%)
Median resident age:  38.4 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01005.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $63,500 (it was $49,028 in 2000)
Barre  $63,500
Massachusetts:  $62,365

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $259,000 (it was $131,600 in 2000)
Barre  $259,000
Massachusetts:  $366,400

Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 01005

Barre, MA residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Barre:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.7%)
  • Black (0.5%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Barre: 108.7 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

Barre, MA forum
Recent posts about Barre, Massachusetts on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users. Barre is mentioned 21 times on our forum:
Ppl from Massachusetts are incredibly rude  (307 replies)
Best place to get married in Massachusetts ?  (37 replies)
Best school system?  (27 replies)
how do I get to Orange,MA ?  (9 replies)
Considering a move from MA for small town USA in heartland or south.  (35 replies)
Massachusetts apartments rental cost.  (1 reply)

Latest news from Barre, MA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: Irish (20.0%), English (19.9%), Italian (12.3%), Polish (11.0%), French (10.8%), Scottish (8.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1774

Elevation: 886 feet

Land area: 1.62 square miles.

Population density: 737 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Barre,MA real estate house value index trend





Home Value Estimate
Address:
Unit (optional):
City
State
Zip


Recent Home Sales
Address:
City

State
Zip
Min Price (optional)

Max Price (optional)
Prioritization:



Barre, Massachusetts map

For population 25 years and over in Barre

  • High school or higher: 90.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 15.2%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 37.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Barre CDP

  • Never married: 26.2%
  • Now married: 53.2%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 10.4%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

23 residents are foreign born

This place:  2.0%
Massachusetts:  12.2%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Barre, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Barre to the number of sex offenders is 1193 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Barre:  1.3% ($1,647)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
Barre satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Worcester, MA (23.3 miles , pop. 172,648).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (70.1 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (163.2 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Oakham, MA (6.5 miles ), New Braintree, MA (7.4 miles ), Petersham, MA (8.2 miles ), Hardwick, MA (8.2 miles ), Hubbardston, MA (8.4 miles ), Rutland, MA (10.1 miles ), Phillipston, MA (10.2 miles ), North Brookfield, MA (10.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 28 buildings, average cost: $81,900
  • 1997: 15 buildings, average cost: $118,400
  • 1998: 24 buildings, average cost: $83,400
  • 1999: 37 buildings, average cost: $107,900
  • 2000: 30 buildings, average cost: $120,000
  • 2001: 22 buildings, average cost: $115,400
  • 2002: 25 buildings, average cost: $116,500
  • 2003: 22 buildings, average cost: $132,900
  • 2004: 24 buildings, average cost: $155,000
  • 2005: 39 buildings, average cost: $177,500
  • 2006: 27 buildings, average cost: $138,100
  • 2007: 19 buildings, average cost: $155,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 42.42 N, Longitude: 72.11 W


Area code: 978

Barre household income distribution Barre home values distribution

This place's Wikipedia profile



Most common industries for males:



  • Health care (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (30%)
  • Educational services (25%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Engineers (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (6%)
  • Top executives (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (8%)
  • Cashiers (6%)


Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 12 (8 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  6.71
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Barre, Massachusetts

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Barre, Massachusetts average temperatures Barre, Massachusetts average precipitation
 
Barre, Massachusetts humidity
 
Barre, Massachusetts wind speed
 
Barre, Massachusetts snowfall
 
Barre, Massachusetts sunshine
 
Barre, Massachusetts clear and cloudy days
 

Back to the top

Barre-area historical tornado activity is above Massachusetts state average. It is 2% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.5 miles away from the Barre place center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 6/22/1981, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.4 miles away from the place center injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Barre topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Barre:
  • ATHOL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; ATHOL, MA)
  • HEYWOOD HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; GARDNER, MA)
  • FAIRLAWN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; WORCESTER, MA)

Political contributions by individuals in Barre, MA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Barre:
  • WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 20 miles; WORCESTER, MA; ID: ORH)
  • WESTOVER ARB/METROPOLITAN (about 34 miles; SPRINGFIELD/CHICOPEE, MA; ID: CEF)
  • BARNES MUNI (about 46 miles; WESTFIELD/SPRINGFIELD, MA; ID: BAF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Barre:
  • TANNER-HILLER (about 6 miles; BARRE/BARRE PLAINS, MA; ID: 8B5)
  • GARDNER MUNI (about 11 miles; GARDNER, MA; ID: GDM)
  • SPENCER (about 15 miles; SPENCER, MA; ID: 60M)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Barre:
  • MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; GARDNER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,023)
  • WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE (about 21 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,846)
  • WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 23 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
  • ASSUMPTION COLLEGE (about 23 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,356)
  • QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,359)
  • FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE (about 24 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; FT enrollment: 3,660)
  • COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS (about 24 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,808)
Public high school in Barre:
  • QUABBIN REGIONAL MID/HS (Students: 1023; Location: 800 SOUTH STREET; Grades: 9th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)
Private high school in Barre:
  • STETSON SCHOOL INC (Students: 62; Location: 455 SOUTH STREET; Grades: 6 - 12; Boys only)
Public elementary/middle schools in Barre:
  • QUABBIN REGIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 560; Location: 800 SOUTH STREET; Grades: 7th grade Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
  • RUGGLES LANE (Students: 537; Location: 105 RUGGLES LANE; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-6th grade Enrollment)
Library in Barre:
  • WOODS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $92,523; Location: 19 PLEASANT ST.; 21,113 books; 267 audio materials; 1,362 video materials; 72 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • The Barre Health Center is located on Worcester Rd. in Barre. It is run by the University of Massachusetts, who just broke ground on a new building which will more than double it's capacity as well as offer services such as MRI's, mamograms ect...

Barre map

Click to draw/clear place borders

Churches in Barre include: Saint Josephs Church (A), Barre Congregational Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Lincoln Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dicks Brook (A), Galloway Brook (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Barre: Barre Common District (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Barre Historical Society (Historical Places & Services; On The Commen), Eon Products Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 411 Sheldon Road), Nofa-Mass (Amusement & Theme Parks; 411 Sheldon Road), Central Quabbin Area Tourist Center (20 Common).

Hotel: Jenkins Inn & Restaurant (7 West Street).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Barre and their reported violations in the past:

BARRE WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 4000, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-24-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-24-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-21-2004), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-21-2004)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2004), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-31-2004)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2004), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-31-2004)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-1999), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-04-1999)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-28-1998), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-28-1998)
  • OCCT Installation/Demonstration - Between JAN-1994 and NOV-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JUN-07-1999), St Other (SEP-20-2000), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (NOV-06-2000), St Compliance achieved (NOV-27-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 57 regular monitoring violations
BARRE MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 114, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
  • 56 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  61.6%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  8.4%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  1.9%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  0.7%
Whole state:  4.4%

Barre compared to Massachusetts state average:

Barre, Massachusetts environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.


Back to the top

Banks with branches in Barre (2007 data):
  • Athol Savings Bank: Barre Branch at 560 Summer Street, branch established on 2003-01-21. Info updated 2006-10-04: Bank assets: $268.1 mil, Deposits: $228.4 mil, headquarters in Athol, MA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 8 total offices
  • Barre Savings Bank: at Common Street, branch established on 1869-05-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $133.5 mil, Deposits: $103.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 3 total offices



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Barre travel time to work


Barre mode of transportation to work chart



Most commonly used house heating fuel:


4.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,737 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.47%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($421 average AGI)
Worcester County:  0.14%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Middlesex County, MA  1.37% ($58,665 average AGI)
from Norfolk County, MA  0.29% ($58,509)
from Suffolk County, MA  0.18% ($52,994)


4.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,085 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.90%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($610 average AGI)
Worcester County:  0.08%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Middlesex County, MA  0.91% ($51,723 average AGI)
to Norfolk County, MA  0.25% ($49,788)
to Suffolk County, MA  0.22% ($45,031)


Strongest AM radio stations in Barre:
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WARE (1250 AM; 5 kW; WARE, MA; Owner: SUCCESS SIGNAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTAG (580 AM; 5 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WCAT (700 AM; daytime; 3 kW; ORANGE-ATHOL, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Barre:
  • WAAF (107.3 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WSRS (96.1 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAHL (99.9 FM; ATHOL, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFCR (88.5 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LLC)
  • WXLO (104.5 FM; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAMH (89.3 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE)
  • WINQ (97.7 FM; WINCHENDON, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WBPR (91.9 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • W246AM (97.1 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WHYN-FM (93.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRNX (100.9 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RADIO COMPANY)
  • WYCM (90.1 FM; CHARLTON, MA; Owner: BAY PATH VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL)
  • WYRY (104.9 FM; HINSDALE, NH; Owner: TRI-VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPVQ (95.3 FM; GREENFIELD, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WWFX (100.1 FM; SOUTHBRIDGE, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WOQL (98.7 FM; WINCHESTER, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, LLC)
  • WJDF (97.3 FM; ORANGE, MA; Owner: DEANE BROTHERS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WORC-FM (98.9 FM; WEBSTER, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WICN (90.5 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: WICN PUBLIC RADIO, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Barre:
  • WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
  • WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
  • WCRN-LP (Channel 34; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)


Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)



See more detailed statistics of Barre fatal accidents for 1975 - 2006 here


Back to Barre, MA housing info, Worcester County, Massachusetts, MA smaller cities, MA small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top




Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2008 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.