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Gardner, MA

The 'Chair City' — Worcester County old furniture manufacturing town with some of the lowest home prices in the Greater Boston orbit. No MBTA service directly; Route 2 to I-190. Remote workers and hybrid commuters who make the drive occasionally find extraordinary value here. Downtown is actively revitalizing.

affordablesmall-townruralvalue

6/10

Schools

88 min

To Boston

$250K

Median home

$5K

Annual tax

Walk score

21,090

Population

Median age

$57K

Median income

What stands out

·MWCC (Mount Wachusett CC)
·Gardner Heritage State Park
·Route 2 access
·Chair City history

Nearby towns

Princeton →Fitchburg, MA →Leominster, MA →Lunenburg →Sterling →Lancaster →

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