West Boylston is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 7,757 people and two associated neighborhoods, West Boylston is the 209th largest community in Massachusetts.

Housing costs in West Boylston are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Massachusetts.

Also of interest is that West Boylston has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.29% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

West Boylston is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The citizens of West Boylston are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.87% of adults in West Boylston have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in West Boylston in 2022 was $49,074, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $196,296 for a family of four. However, West Boylston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

West Boylston is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call West Boylston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Boylston residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in West Boylston include Irish, Italian, English, Swedish, and French.

The most common language spoken in West Boylston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.