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Living in Gardner

The city had 5 schools in 2026. Gardner, a city in the United States, had a population of 21,148 in July 2026. For Gardner, 49.7% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026. There were 3,741 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1935 sources

Population21,483people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary3,331EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent974.8EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate7.02%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime948.9offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 40% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean3.83µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Gardner?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$1,109 per month, while the median home value was US$301,600 in July 2026. Owner occupation was 58.9%, and the vacancy rate was 5.78% in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Gardner recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet24Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan25Official · national market
Median gross rent$1,109/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent6Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent49.74 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent6Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)5.78 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent6Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents1,498 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics14Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,018 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)5Official
Median monthly rent974.8 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables28Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes160 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)15Official

Is Gardner a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 49–67%
Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–70%
Student56%strong on cost, weak on work · range 46–66%
Family58%strong on family, weak on cost · range 49–67%
Retirement50%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 39–61%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

7.8% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,672 of 21,483 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$67,518 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Gardner is 7.0%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income67,518 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband77.74 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Households with a broadband subscription90.11 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Households with internet but no subscription2.58 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Households without internet7.2 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Households with satellite internet3.62 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Median gross salary3,331 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)27Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)4,273 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov26Official
Unemployment rate7.02 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables28Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Gardner?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €4,273 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€2,219of €3,319 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€3,319
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,018
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€2,219
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Gardner Salary needed to live in Gardner

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Gardner. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Gardner. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher86.98 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent6Official
Schools5 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count18Official
School enrolment, share of residents20.07 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent6Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio122 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio17Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents3,741 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio17Official
Preventable hospitalizations3,256 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio17Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Gardner when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

Open the official coverage guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesGardner highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Gardner highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Gardner1,016
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents948.9 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting16Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents339.3 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics14Official
Recorded violent crimes74 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)15Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time30.55 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0.3 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Workers commuting by public transport1.73 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Workers walking to work2.68 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Nearest airportGDM3 Aug 2026OurAirports21Official
Distance to nearest airport3 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports21Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Gardner. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Gardner.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Gardner is 3.8 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean3.83 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202435Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan -0.778 · Feb 0.556 · Mar 5.17 · Apr 12.56 · May 18.89 · Jun 23.67 · Jul 26.44 · Aug 25.61 · Sep 21.56 · Oct 14.11 · Nov 7.72 · Dec 1.78 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information20Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -10.22 · Feb -9.44 · Mar -5.17 · Apr 0.889 · May 6.83 · Jun 12.06 · Jul 15.33 · Aug 14.11 · Sep 10.39 · Oct 4 · Nov -0.833 · Dec -6.56 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information20Official
Average temperature by monthJan -5.5 · Feb -4.44 · Mar 0 · Apr 6.72 · May 12.83 · Jun 17.83 · Jul 20.89 · Aug 19.83 · Sep 16 · Oct 9.06 · Nov 3.44 · Dec -2.39 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information20Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 90.17 · Feb 84.84 · Mar 112 · Apr 106.9 · May 102.1 · Jun 105.9 · Jul 100.1 · Aug 98.81 · Sep 107.7 · Oct 129 · Nov 97.03 · Dec 118.1 mm1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00190190 (ASHBURNHAM)20Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading54.4 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean7.07 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites2 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation1,535 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals19Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature21.89 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals19Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature9.11 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals19Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature-0.4 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals19Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Manchester ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Barrie (Canada) ±0.9 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.0 °C, Gatineau (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Markham (Canada) ±1.9 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±1.9 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 1,672 is not 3.4% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share3.39 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)10Official
Foreign residents1,672 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables28Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density375.9 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau11Official
Population21,483 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program23Official
Population covered by crime statistics21,365 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)15Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value301,600 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent6Official
Owner-occupied homes58.87 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent6Official
Labour force participation rate58.85 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Residents born abroad7.91 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents4.52 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Non-citizens, share of residents3.39 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Flu vaccination coverage72.47 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage8Official
Mammography screening coverage82.1 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate9Official
Residents without health insurance2.75 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent6Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher23.8 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent6Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics14Official
Households with a vehicle available88.9 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent6Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Workers aged 16 and over9,426 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Workers mainly working from home13.32 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official
Households using cellular data plans76.82 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population7Official

Alternatives for people set on Gardner

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Nashua as a Gardner alternative in the same region

48 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

  • Residents: 92,435 Nashua vs 21,483 Gardner+330%
  • Foreign residents: 8.7% Nashua vs 3.4% Gardner+157%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,422 Nashua vs 949 Gardner+50%
  • Unemployment: 4.2% Nashua vs 7.0% Gardner−40%
  • Median gross pay, city: €3,900 Nashua vs €3,331 Gardner+17%
  • Annual PM2.5: 4.8 µg/m³ Nashua vs 3.8 µg/m³ Gardner+25%
  • Nearest airport: 4.0 km Nashua vs 3.0 km Gardner+33%

Plainfield as a Gardner alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1339 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €3,331 Gardner+45%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Plainfield vs 3.8 µg/m³ Gardner+103%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 3.0 km Gardner+200%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 7.0% Gardner−46%
  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 3.4% Gardner+80%
  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 21,483 Gardner+133%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 Plainfield vs 949 Gardner−22%

Cities near Gardner

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Athol 18.9 km away
Rent
1,035 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
2,877 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Rindge 19.5 km away
Rent
1,038 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,022 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
New Ipswich 22.6 km away
Rent
814.9 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,141 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Sterling 24.8 km away
Rent
1,570 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
5,327 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

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Is Gardner part of Worcester?

Gardner is in the published commuting zone of Worcester; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Worcester city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source22

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Gardner?

The median gross salary is 4,273 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Gardner?

The unemployment rate is 7.02 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Gardner?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 3.83 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is within the WHO guideline. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Gardner?

Police recorded 948.9 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Gardner?

The published population is 21,483 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Gardner?

1,672 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Gardner a good place to live?

Gardner may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Gardner part of Worcester?

Gardner is in the published commuting zone of Worcester; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Gardner?

Fitchburg, Athol, Rindge, Leominster, New Ipswich are near Gardner. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Gardner (Massachusetts), United States: population, rent [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8d90f652bd4206f1de3d70d948a89561]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/gardner-ma/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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