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Demographic
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All
data are from the U.S. Census Bureau*
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When
available, the maps will also display data at the neighborhood
(Census Block Group) level when zoomed in
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Economic
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Bond
rating, state aid, tax bill, and revenue data are from the Massachusetts
Department of Revenue Division of Local Services Municipal
Data Bank
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Unemployment data are from the Massachusetts Division of
Unemployment Assistance and are seasonally unadjusted
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All
other data are from the U.S. Census Bureau*
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Education
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SAT,
MCAS, graduate plans, and dropout rate data are from the Massachusetts
Department of Education
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MCAS
stands for Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System
tests. Students in the 10th grade are required to pass
to graduate. Because the Mass. DOE does not encourage
or endorse the rankings of towns by MCAS score, MassStats
only shows the percentage of 10th grade students passing
for each topic tested (currently English and Math).
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School
district boundaries are from Caliper Corporation
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Level
of education attained is from the U.S. Census Bureau*
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Per
pupil expenditures are from the Massachusetts Department
of Education. In the case of unified K-12 districts
the data are exactly that reported by the DOE. In the
case of non-unified districts, an approximate
value was computed using pupil expenditures
and enrollment for all districts that are in a town. It
was assumed that expenditures were divided proportional to
the enrollment from the town. For
example, the town of Concord expenditure is calculated
by adding the total expenditures of the Concord (K-8)
District and its share of the total expenditures of the
Concord-Carlisle Regional High School District and dividing
that total by the enrollment of the (K-8) system plus
its share of the Regional High School enrollment. Its
share of enrollment and expenditures for the
Concord-Carlisle Regional High School District was assumed to be
proportional to the enrollments of the Concord (K-8) and
Carlisle (K-8) districts. For actual per pupil expenditure
data for towns with non-unified school districts, we recommend
contacting officials in that town directly.
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Housing
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Tax
Bill, Assessments, and Tax Rates are from the Massachusetts
Department of Revenue Division of Local Services Municipal
Data Bank.
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Home
and condo sales data are compiled from Banker & Tradesman
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All
others including housing tenure, occupancy, mortage, rent,
building permits, age, and size are from the U.S. Census
Bureau*
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Crime
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Crime
data are from the Massachusetts State Police
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Crime
rates are per 100,000 population and were calculated using
U.S. Census Bureau population data from the 2000 Census
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Health
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All
data are from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
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Cancer
data are standard incidence ratios for 1993-1997 as compiled
by the Bureau of Health Statistics. it is important to
keep in mind that an SIR compares the observed cancer
incidence in a particular community with the expected
incidence based on statewide average age-specific incidence
rates. This means that valid comparisons can only be made
between a community and the state as a whole. SIRs for
different cities and towns cannot and should not
be compared to each other. (Comparisons between
two communities would be valid only if there were no differences
in the age and sex distributions of the two communities'
populations from 1993 through 1997.)
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Political
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Congressional,
Senate, and House district boundaries are from Caliper
Corporation.
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Party
enrollment data are from the Massachusetts Department
of Revenue Division of Local Services Municipal Data Bank.
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Election
results data are from the Massachusetts Secretary of State
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Environmental
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Recycling rate data are from the Massachusetts Department
of Environmental Protection (DEP)
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Community Preservation Act data are from the Massachusetts
Executive Office of Environmental Affairs and the
Massachusetts Preservation Coalition. The CPA allows
communities to create a local Community Preservation
Fund in the municipality to be used for funds through
a surcharge of up to 3% of the real estate tax levy
on real property for open space, historic preservation
and low and moderate housing. The act also creates
a significant state matching fund of more than $25
million annually, which will serve as an incentive
to communities to take advantage of the provisions
of this legislation.
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Vernal pool data are from the
Massachusetts Natural Heritage & Endangered
Species Program and MassGIS.
- Rare
specied habitat data: NHESP 2003 Priority Habitats
for State-Protected Rare Species. Priority habitats
are not protected under the Massachusetts Endangered
Species Act, but the rare species that use the habitats
are protected by that law.
- Rare
wildlife habitat data: NHESP 2003 Estimated Habitats
for Rare Wildlife: For use with the Massachusetts
Wetlands Protection Act Regulations (310 CMR 10)
- Flood
data are from the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) and are not available for Franklin County
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Transportation
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Vehicle
data are from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue
Division of Local Services Municipal Data Bank
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Vehicles
per capita were calculated using U.S. Census Bureau population
data from the 2000 Census
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Public transportation and commute time data are from the
U.S. Census Bureau*
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General
Purpose Maps: |
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ZIP
Code data are as of April 2004
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*All
data from the U.S. Census Bureau are for 2000 except where noted
on the maps, data tables, and/or index. |
