Templeton is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 8,261 people and two associated neighborhoods, Templeton is the 205th largest community in Massachusetts. Templeton has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Also of interest is that Templeton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.82% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Templeton has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Templeton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Templeton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Templeton may be for you.
One downside of living in Templeton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.15 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Templeton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Templeton is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.33% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Templeton in 2022 was $42,212, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $168,848 for a family of four. However, Templeton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Templeton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Templeton residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Templeton include Irish, French Canadian, French, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Templeton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.