All Purpose Storage - Gardner
For sale143 Colony Rd, Gardner, MA 01440
Area Description
Gardner is Located in Northern Massachusetts Approximately 50 Miles West of Boston and is Home to 21,559 Residents. The Worcester MSA is the Second Largest in the State of Massachusetts and is Home to 866,866 Residents. Average Household Income of $95,140 Within Five Miles of the Property. All Purpose Storage sits in the northern reach of Worcester County, along the Route 2 corridor that links Gardner to the Worcester metro, Boston, and southern New Hampshire — anchoring it to one of New England's more resilient regional economies. Greater Worcester has grown on the strength of healthcare, higher education, and insurance, layered with an expanding biotech and advanced-manufacturing base, and a cost of living well below Boston's continues to pull households and employers westward along the corridor. Gardner itself carries a diversified employment base that has kept growing — local employment rose about 1.2% year over year to roughly 9,600 jobs, led by health care and social assistance, manufacturing, and educational services. The city's manufacturing heritage remains a fixture while healthcare and education provide stability through cycles, and rising home values — a median of roughly $302,000, up more than 11% year over year — reflect steady demand for the market. The surrounding trade area is adding population across every ring — roughly 20,500 residents within three miles today, rising toward 21,200 over five years, and about 128,000 within ten miles. Median ages in the low-to-mid 40s and average household incomes of roughly $84,000 to $102,000 across the rings point to an established, middle-income market with steady, life-stage-driven turnover rather than a transient one. Economy: A diversified regional economy anchored by healthcare, higher education, and insurance, with a growing presence in biotech and advanced manufacturing. UMass Chan Medical School and UMass Memorial Health anchor a large medical and research base, while more than a dozen colleges and universities supply a steady pipeline of skilled labor. The area's meaningfully lower cost of living relative to Boston, combined with direct highway and rail access into the city, continues to draw residents, employers, and logistics/distribution users westward along the I-90 corridor. Culture & Attractions: Worcester offers a growing cultural and recreational scene, from the Worcester Art Museum to minor-league baseball at Polar Park, home of the WooSox, and concerts and events at the DCU Center. The dense concentration of colleges keeps the city's restaurant, music, and nightlife scene — particularly in the Canal District — active and youthful. Outside the city, residents have easy access to Wachusett Mountain for skiing and hiking, along with numerous lakes and state parks for boating, fishing, and outdoor recreation. Transportation: The region is well served by I-290, I-90 (Mass Pike), and Route 2, connecting Worcester and surrounding communities like Gardner to Boston, Springfield, and southern New Hampshire. The MBTA Commuter Rail's Worcester/Framingham Line provides direct rail service into downtown Boston, while Worcester Regional Airport offers regional air service. Local transit is provided by the WRTA, and the area's road network supports both daily commuting and freight movement. Major Employers: The area is anchored by major healthcare and insurance institutions. UMass Memorial Health and UMass Chan Medical School are the region's largest employers, while The Hanover Insurance Group and Reliant Medical Group maintain a significant financial and healthcare presence. Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and manufacturers such as Saint-Gobain further diversify the area's employment base across education, research, and advanced manufacturing.
Area Highlights
- Average Household Income of $95,140 Within Five Miles of the Property
- Gardner is Located in Northern Massachusetts Approximately 50 Miles West of Boston and is Home to 21,559 Residents
- The Worcester MSA is the Second Largest in the State of Massachusetts and is Home to 866,866 Residents
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