Grafton, Massachusetts

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Population (year 2000): 14,894. Estimated population in July 2006: 17,405 (+16.9% change)

Males: 7,195	(48.3%)
Females: 7,699	(51.7%)

Worcester County

Median resident age:	35.9 years
Massachusetts median age:	36.5 years

Zip codes: 01519.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $65,000 (it was $56,020 in 2000)

Grafton	$65,000
Massachusetts:	$57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $358,800 (it was $183,500 in 2000)

Grafton	$358,800
Massachusetts:	$361,500

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Races in Grafton:

White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
Hispanic (1.9%)
Black (1.2%)
Two or more races (1.0%)

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Ancestries: Irish (27.0%), Italian (16.5%), English (14.4%), French (14.3%), French Canadian (11.2%), Polish (8.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1735

Elevation: 425 feet

Land area: 22.7 square miles.

Population density: 741 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Grafton

High school or higher: 89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 11.8%
Unemployed: 3.0%
Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Grafton town

Never married: 25.6%
Now married: 59.0%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 5.5%
Divorced: 8.6%

646 residents are foreign born (1.3% Europe, 1.3% Asia, 1.0% North America, 0.5% Latin America).

This town:	4.3%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Grafton, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Grafton to the number of sex offenders is 16856 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is a lot smaller than the state average.

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

Grafton:	1.3% ($2,347)
Massachusetts:	1.3% ($2,336)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Worcester, MA (8.5 miles , pop. 172,648).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (42.3 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (176.9 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Millbury, MA (4.8 miles ), Shrewsbury, MA (5.6 miles ), Sutton, MA (6.1 miles ), Upton-West Upton, MA (6.4 miles ), Upton, MA (6.4 miles ), Westborough, MA (6.7 miles ), Northbridge, MA (6.8 miles ), Westborough, MA (6.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 117 buildings, average cost: $99,200
1997: 104 buildings, average cost: $105,400
1998: 153 buildings, average cost: $115,400
1999: 127 buildings, average cost: $135,800
2000: 95 buildings, average cost: $152,600
2001: 166 buildings, average cost: $141,500
2002: 96 buildings, average cost: $180,400
2003: 172 buildings, average cost: $174,600
2004: 288 buildings, average cost: $171,000
2005: 259 buildings, average cost: $165,600
2006: 142 buildings, average cost: $157,000
2007: 56 buildings, average cost: $200,200

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 42.21 N, Longitude: 71.70 W

People in group quarters in Grafton

294 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
91 people in nursing homes
23 people in unknown juvenile institutions
16 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
12 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
4 people in homes for the physically handicapped

Area codes: 508, 774

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Grafton, Massachusetts business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.5%
Massachusetts:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (11%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
Computer and electronic products (8%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Health care (4%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (16%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Social assistance (4%)
Computer and electronic products (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Computer specialists (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Top executives (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Engineers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

Crime in Grafton by Year
Type	2000	2001	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	3	1	2
per 100,000	0.0	20.0	6.2	11.8
Robberies	1	3	1	3
per 100,000	7.1	20.0	6.2	17.7
Assaults	44	19	14	20
per 100,000	310.6	127.0	86.1	117.7
Burglaries	24	26	21	29
per 100,000	169.4	173.7	129.2	170.7
Thefts	55	53	60	43
per 100,000	388.3	354.2	369.2	253.1
Auto thefts	4	7	11	11
per 100,000	28.2	46.8	67.7	64.7
Arson	0	0	1	2
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	6.2	11.8
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 160.1)	93.9	77.5	53.2	65.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 23 (18 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.07
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Grafton, Massachusetts

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Grafton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 16% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.5 miles away from the Grafton town center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.9 miles away from the town center injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Grafton:

ST VINCENT HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; WORCESTER, MA)
WORCESTER STATE HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; WORCESTER, MA)
WESTBOROUGH ST HOSP DANIELS BLDG (about 7 miles; WESTBOROUGH, MA)

Political contributions by individuals in Grafton, MA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Grafton:

WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 13 miles; WORCESTER, MA; ID: ORH)
LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 34 miles; BEDFORD, MA; ID: BED)
THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 40 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: PVD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Grafton:

OXFORD (about 11 miles; OXFORD, MA; ID: 43M)
STERLING (about 16 miles; STERLING, MA; ID: 3B3)
HOPEDALE INDUSTRIAL PARK (about 16 miles; HOPEDALE, MA; ID: 1B6)

Amtrak stations near Grafton:

8 miles: WORCESTER (WORCHESTER, 45 SHREWSBURY ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
20 miles: FRAMINGHAM (443 WAVERLY ST.). Services: public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grafton:

COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS (about 9 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,808)
CLARK UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,563)
WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 10 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
ASSUMPTION COLLEGE (about 10 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,356)
QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,359)
WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE (about 12 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,846)
FRAMINGHAM STATE COLLEGE (about 21 miles; FRAMINGHAM, MA; FT enrollment: 4,185)

Public high school in Grafton:

GRAFTON MEMORIAL SENIOR (Students: 695; Location: 24 PROVIDENCE RD; Grades: 9th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)

Public elementary/middle schools in Grafton:

GRAFTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 778; Location: 105 MILLBURY STREET; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
GRAFTON MIDDLE (Students: 629; Location: 60 NORTH STREET; Grades: 6th grade Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)

Private elementary/middle school in Grafton:

TOUCHSTONE COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 128; Location: 54 LELAND ST; Grades: UG - UG)

Library in Grafton:

GRAFTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $284,424; Location: 33 GRAFTON COMMON; 64,715 books; 910 audio materials; 1,172 video materials; 99 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Willard House and Clock Museum (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Grafton include: Union Congregational Church (A), Saint Phillips Church (B), Saint Marys Church (C), Saint James Parish Center (D), Saint Andrews Episcopal Church (E), North Grafton United Methodist Church (F), Baptist Church of Grafton (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Fairview Cemetery (1), Riverside Cemetery (2), Saint Phillips Cemetery (3), Pine Grove Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Windle Pond (A), Hayes Pond (B), Pratts Pond (C), Silver Lake (D), Fisherville Pond (E), Flint Pond (F), Lake Ripple (G), Hovey Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Miscoe Brook (A), Quinsigamond River (B), Axtell Brook (C), Cronin Brook (D), Big Bummet Brook (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Grafton: John H Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Beach: Point Rok Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: South Grafton Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Grafton Town - Public Libraries- Center (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 33 Central Square), Grafton Town - Public Libraries- S Grafton BR (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 71 Main), Grafton Recreation Commission (Amusement & Theme Parks; 101 Old Upton Road).

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

GRAFTON WATER DISTRICT (Address: 44 MILLBURY ST., Population served: 8935, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-14-2004), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-14-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-03-2004), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-03-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-19-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-19-2004)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In AUG-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-23-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-23-2003), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-23-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-31-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-1995 and SEP-08-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-31-1997), St Compliance achieved (SEP-08-1997)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-1994 and SEP-08-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-31-1997), St Compliance achieved (SEP-08-1997)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-1993 and SEP-08-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-31-1997), St Compliance achieved (SEP-08-1997)

2 minor monitoring violations

4 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Massachusetts:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	69.4%
Whole state:	64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.4%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	5.6%
Whole state:	9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	3.0%
Whole state:	4.4%

Grafton compared to Massachusetts state average:

Median house value above state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Grafton (2007 data):

Sovereign Bank: Grafton Branch at 76-78 Worcester Road, branch established on 1960-08-29. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $89,506.4 mil, Deposits: $51,244.7 mil, headquarters in Wyomissing, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 860 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.
Citizens Bank of Massachusetts: Grafton Stop & Shop Branch at 100 Worcester Street, branch established on 2002-03-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $35,276.0 mil, Deposits: $23,418.1 mil, headquarters in Boston, MA, positive income, 264 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
Savers Co-operative Bank: Grafton Branch at 96 Worcester Street, branch established on 1976-05-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $319.2 mil, Deposits: $253.7 mil, headquarters in Southbridge, MA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 6 total offices

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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 Grafton:

WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WORC (1310 AM; 5 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CHOWDER BROADCAST GROUP LLC)
WTAG (580 AM; 5 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
WVEI (1440 AM; 5 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WAZN (1470 AM; 7 kW; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Grafton:

WICN (90.5 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: WICN PUBLIC RADIO, INC)
WAAF (107.3 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WSRS (96.1 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WJMN (94.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WCRB (102.5 FM; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: CHARLES RIVER BROADCASTING WCRB LICE)
WTKK (96.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WXLO (104.5 FM; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WROR-FM (105.7 FM; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
WWKX (106.3 FM; WOONSOCKET, RI; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
WCUW (91.3 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: WUW, INC.)
WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LLC)
WODS (103.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WWBB (101.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WXKS-FM (107.9 FM; MEDFORD, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WYCM (90.1 FM; CHARLTON, MA; Owner: BAY PATH VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL)
WMJX (106.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Grafton:

WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
WHDH-TV (Channel 7; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WHDH-TV)
WBZ-TV (Channel 4; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
WGBX-TV (Channel 44; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
WPXQ (Channel 69; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: OCEAN STATE TELEVISION, L.L.C.)
WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
WCRN-LP (Channel 34; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
WNAC-TV (Channel 64; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WNAC, LLC)
WPRI-TV (Channel 12; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: TVL BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)
WJAR (Channel 10; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
WSBE-TV (Channel 36; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TELECOM. AUTHORITY)
WRIW-LP (Channel 50; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: ZGS PROVIDENCE, INC.)

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