Ayer

Official Website: www.ayer.ma.us
County: Middlesex
Region: Fitchburg-Leominster & Lowell Areas
Year Settled: 1668
Incorporated as a Town: 1871
Land Area: 9.0 sq. miles
Population Density: 808 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 7,287
Estimated Population for 2006: 7,315
Racial makeup of population: [+] show

84.0%	White
5.6%	Black
4.7%	Hispanic
2.9%	Asian
0.2%	Native American
2.7%	Other

Median Household Income (2005): $53,000
Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $160,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $299,000
Poverty: 10.8%
Violent Crime Index: 44 (high)
Property Crime Index: 19 (average)
Crime compared to USA: Low
Nearest Hospital (ER): Deaconess-Nashoba Hospital

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