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Southbridge Town, Massachusetts: commercial real estate data.
Southbridge Town is a Census city of 17,928 people across 20.24 square miles of land, in Worcester County. Median household income is $66,287, 42.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 11 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Southbridge Town
What Southbridge Town is
- Census place typecity
- Land area20.24 sq mi
- Water area0.62 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land886
- County holding the largest share of its areaWorcester County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Southbridge Town
- Population17,928
- Median age40.9
- Population under 183,920
- Share under 1821.9 percent
- Population 65 and over2,562
- Share 65 and over14.3 percent
- Households7,260
- Family households4,628
- Share of households that are families63.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Southbridge Town
- Median household income$66,287
- Per capita income$35,249
- Civilian labor force9,741
- Employed9,043
- Unemployed698 plus or minus 233
- Unemployment rate7.2 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over12,084
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.4 percent plus or minus 1.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Southbridge Town
- Housing units7,599
- Occupied units7,260
- Vacant units339 plus or minus 150
- Vacancy rate4.5 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Owner occupied3,098
- Renter occupied4,162
- Ownership rate42.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$294,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,256
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.7 percent
- Single family units3,034
- Share single family39.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,556
- Share in buildings of two or more60.0 percent
- Mobile homes9 plus or minus 14
- Median year structure built1956
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Southbridge Town gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute8,316
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,791
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,737
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.9 percent
- Drove alone76.2 percent
- Carpooled10.9 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.8 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home4.8 percent plus or minus 1.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Southbridge Town (7(a))
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$5,095,800
- Average approval$463,255
- Median approval$107,700
- Largest approval$1,665,000
- Jobs supported56
- Jobs per approval5.1
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more18.2 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Southbridge Town, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Southbridge Town (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$436,000
- Average approval$218,000
- Median approval$218,000
- Largest approval$325,000
- Jobs supported13
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Southbridge Town, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Southbridge Town
- NFIP communityTown of Southbridge
- NFIP community number250334
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/21/23
The Town of Southbridge participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 250334 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Worcester County, not Southbridge Town
Worcester County context, not Southbridge Town figures
- Establishments in Worcester County19,181
- Covered employment, Worcester County351,476
- Average annual pay, Worcester County$71,641
- Housing units permitted, Worcester County2,506
Every figure in this section is published for Worcester County as a whole and is not a measurement of Southbridge Town.
All Worcester County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Southbridge Town questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Southbridge Town, Massachusetts?
17,928, in 7,260 households. Southbridge Town city covers 20.24 square miles of land, which is 886 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Southbridge Town in?
Worcester County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Southbridge Town?
$66,287. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $294,800. Median gross rent is $1,256 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Southbridge Town businesses?
11 7(a) approvals totaling $5.1 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $107,700, plus 2 504 approvals worth $436,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Southbridge Town, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Southbridge Town borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Southbridge Town. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Southbridge Town in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Southbridge Town appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Southbridge, town of, community 250334, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Southbridge Town figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Worcester County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Southbridge Town.
Is zoning published for Southbridge Town?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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