Local servicesHospitalUMass Memorial Medical Center - Marlborough Campus5.6 miPost officeStow Post Office1.3 miTown hallMaynard Town Hall2.6 miPoliceStow Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationStow Fire Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleElementaryCenter Schoolunder a mileMiddleHale Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeFramingham State University9.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLaurence G Hanscom Field BED12 miMajor airportBoston Logan International Airport BOS26 miInterstateI-4953.7 miUS highwayUS 205.5 miAmtrakFramingham, MA FRA12 miRailSouth ActonMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)3.5 miCoachAyer Depot SquareGreyhound9.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 01775 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 18 min5:09 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 4 min7:12 am – 4:16 pm
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People7,109 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.82,731 householdsMedian household income $177,862Median home value $657,900Median rent $1,829 a month86% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $10,000+ a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 3,685 employedMain industries: education and health care 30%, professional and business services 21%, manufacturing 11%Average commute 36 minutes60% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 3% take public transport, 31% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages77% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 40% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 89%, Vietnamese 3%, Russian or other Slavic 3%, other Indo-European languages 2%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 15°F50 in of rain a year, on about 84 dayswettest month October59 in of snow a year, on about 31 days22 days above 90°F, 147 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Maynard 2 station, 4 mi away; snow from Bedford
Nearby landmarksSpindle Hillpeak · under a mileBirch Hillpeak · under a mileAssabet River Reservoirreservoir · 2.2 miLake Boonlake · 2.5 miWheeler Pondlake · under a mileAssabet River National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Centervisitor center · 3.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAssabet River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 1.5 mi · 2,357 acresBrookside Cemeteryhistoric site · under a mileStow Center Commonhistoric site · under a mileCallahan State Parkstate park · 6.0 mi · 291 acresGreat Meadows National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 6.7 mi · 3,854 acresBoxborough Station Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 2 Oct 199439 mi away, near Hardwick, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jan 200043 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMiddlesex County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025299 of 365 days measured65 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Middlesex County monitors, MA
Internet at home98% of households have a broadband subscription96% have cable, fibre or DSL3% rely on a mobile data plan alone1% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterVillages at Stowserves 300 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202130 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation211 ft64 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
