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!) Monson 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. Monson has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Monson than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Monson may be for you.
One downside of living in Monson is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Monson, the average commute to work is 34.46 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
The overall education level of Monson is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.98% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Monson in 2022 was $46,000, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $184,000 for a family of four. However, Monson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Monson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Monson residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Monson include Irish, Polish, French, English, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Monson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
