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Southborough, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $895,854 (it was $324,400 in 2000)
Southborough:

$895,854
Massachusetts:

$534,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $596,336 - $1,213,196

Total population: 9,767 (Urban population: 7,899, Rural population: 882 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 2,997 (2,952 occupied: 2,599 owner occupied, 353 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

12%
State:

38%

Housing density: 212 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $182,682.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,853 (lower quartile is $1,152, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $4,421


Median gross rent in Southborough, MA in 2022: over $2,000

Housing units in Southborough with a mortgage: 1,829 (209 second mortgage, 368 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 614

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Southborough, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 771,507
  • In family households: 644,137 (138,415 male householders, 64,187 female householders)
    151,406 spouses, 234,038 children (220,335 natural, 5,096 adopted, 8,607 stepchildren), 11,080 grandchildren, 6,742 brothers or sisters, 7,870 parents, foster children, 7,297 other relatives, 18,119 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 127,370 (47,312 male householders (35,337 living alone)), 53,166 female householders (44,100 living alone)), 26,892 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 27,045 (11,315 institutionalized population)

135,695 married couples with children.
42,745 single-parent households (8,218 men, 34,527 women).

92.1% of residents of Southborough speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
4.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (89% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 1,584 (15.7%)
(60.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.5
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.3
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Southborough, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Southborough, Massachusetts
  • 0no bedroom
  • 101 bedroom
  • 2362 bedrooms
  • 9883 bedrooms
  • 1,1874 bedrooms
  • 1785+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Southborough, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Southborough, Massachusetts
  • 10no bedroom
  • 1241 bedroom
  • 802 bedrooms
  • 773 bedrooms
  • 484 bedrooms
  • 145+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Southborough in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Southborough in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 26no vehicle
  • 3761 vehicle
  • 1,5832 vehicles
  • 4793 vehicles
  • 1144 vehicles
  • 215+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Southborough in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Southborough in renter-occupied apartments
  • 46no vehicle
  • 1241 vehicle
  • 1552 vehicles
  • 03 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 285+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Southborough, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Southborough, Massachusetts
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 824 rooms
  • 1845 rooms
  • 3736 rooms
  • 4777 rooms
  • 5568 rooms
  • 9279+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Southborough, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Southborough, Massachusetts
  • 101 room
  • 702 rooms
  • 433 rooms
  • 524 rooms
  • 295 rooms
  • 796 rooms
  • 277 rooms
  • 178 rooms
  • 269+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Southborough, MA
  • Southborough, MA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Southborough, MA in 2022
  • 35,695Less than $10,000
  • 50,928$10,000 to $19,999
  • 46,382$20,000 to $29,999
  • 43,170$30,000 to $39,999
  • 44,207$40,000 to $49,999
  • 42,327$50,000 to $59,999
  • 61,423$60,000 to $74,999
  • 89,337$75,000 to $99,999
  • 69,344$100,000 to $124,999
  • 59,254$125,000 to $149,999
  • 86,301$150,000 to $199,999
  • 98,922$200,000 or more

Percentage of workers working in this county: 35.9%
Number of people working at home: 820 (16.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 140
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 280
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 527
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 620
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 460
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 238
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 434
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 230
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 321
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 458
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 269
  • 90 or more minutes: 85

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 3,691 (87.4%)
  • Carpooled: 240 (5.7%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 21 (0.5%)
  • Subway or elevated: 8 (0.2%)
  • Railroad: 25 (0.6%)
  • Walked: 57 (1.3%)
  • Other means: 20 (0.5%)
  • Worked at home: 163 (3.9%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Southborough, Massachusetts
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Southborough, Massachusetts
  • 1891995 to March 2000
  • 1321990 to 1994
  • 851985 to 1989
  • 551980 to 1984
  • 591975 to 1979
  • 861970 to 1974
  • 601965 to 1969
  • 112Before 1965
Ancestries in Southborough, MA

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 2,451 (23.1%)
  • English: 1,548 (14.6%)
  • Other: 1,379 (13.0%)
  • Italian: 1,342 (12.6%)
  • German: 709 (6.7%)
  • French: 598 (5.6%)
  • Polish: 398 (3.8%)
  • United States: 360 (3.4%)
  • Scottish: 319 (3.0%)
  • French Canadian: 236 (2.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 227 (2.1%)
  • Swedish: 141 (1.3%)
  • Greek: 140 (1.3%)
  • Lithuanian: 134 (1.3%)
  • Russian: 124 (1.2%)
  • Dutch: 80 (0.8%)
  • Norwegian: 76 (0.7%)
  • Welsh: 75 (0.7%)
  • Ukrainian: 66 (0.6%)
  • Czech: 61 (0.6%)
  • Danish: 56 (0.5%)
  • Arab: 45 (0.4%)
  • Portuguese: 24 (0.2%)
  • Subsaharan African: 15 (0.1%)
  • Hungarian: 8 (0.08%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

United Kingdom
Southborough:

34.8% (271)
Massachusetts:

3.3% (25,403)

Canada
Southborough:

14.3% (111)
Massachusetts:

5.2% (40,247)

India
Southborough:

13.2% (103)
Massachusetts:

3.6% (28,086)

Iran
Southborough:

4.9% (38)
Massachusetts:

0.6% (4,416)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Southborough:

3.2% (25)
Massachusetts:

5.1% (39,255)

Other South Central Asia
Southborough:

3.2% (25)
Massachusetts:

0.4% (2,765)

Korea
Southborough:

3.1% (24)
Massachusetts:

1.7% (13,456)

Other Western Africa
Southborough:

2.2% (17)
Massachusetts:

2.6% (20,299)

Brazil
Southborough:

2.1% (16)
Massachusetts:

4.7% (36,669)

Ecuador
Southborough:

2.1% (16)
Massachusetts:

0.4% (3,066)

Italy
Southborough:

1.8% (14)
Massachusetts:

3.7% (28,319)

Germany
Southborough:

1.5% (12)
Massachusetts:

1.9% (14,883)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 5,837
  • Other state: 2,117
  • Northeast: 1,300
  • Midwest: 370
  • South: 250
  • West: 197

63% of Southborough residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 5
  • 7th and 8th grade: 6
  • 9th grade: 12
  • 10th grade: 15
  • 11th grade: 19
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 28
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 363
  • Less than 1 year of college: 59
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 229
  • Associate degree: 138
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,069
  • Master's degree: 526
  • Professional school degree: 174
  • Doctorate degree: 107
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 5
  • 7th and 8th grade: 6
  • 9th grade: 12
  • 10th grade: 15
  • 11th grade: 31
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 48
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 454
  • Less than 1 year of college: 125
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 269
  • Associate degree: 240
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,019
  • Master's degree: 418
  • Professional school degree: 171
  • Doctorate degree: 65
Educational Attainment for Females
Southborough marital status for males
Southborough marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,721
  • One, attached: 85
  • Two: 49
  • 3 or 4: 88
  • 5 to 9: 44
  • 50 or more: 10
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.3%
Year householders moved into residence in Southborough
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Southborough, MA
  • 59.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 28.4%Utility gas
  • 5.1%Electricity
  • 4.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%Wood
  • 0.7%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Southborough, MA
  • 45.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 28.0%Electricity
  • 21.5%Utility gas
  • 2.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.3%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 85
Here:

6.1%
Massachusetts:

10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 139
Here:

36.3%
Massachusetts:

12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 64
Here:

52.9%
Massachusetts:

48.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability