Westford is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 24,353 people and four associated neighborhoods, Westford is the 81st largest community in Massachusetts. Westford home prices are not only among the most expensive in Massachusetts, but Westford real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Westford is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 91.84% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Westford is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Westford who work in management occupations (19.48%), computer science and math (11.37%), and teaching (8.71%). Also of interest is that Westford has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Westford is also a town of artists. Westford has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Westford’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 21.59% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Because of many things, Westford is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Westford really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Westford perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Westford is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Westford, the average commute to work is 32.41 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Westford, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Westford is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 72.38% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Westford in 2022 was $67,815, which is upper middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $271,260 for a family of four. Westford is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Westford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Westford residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Westford include Irish, English, Italian, German, and French. In addition, Westford has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (20.35%). The most common language spoken in Westford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Langs. of India.
