Southborough was primarily a farming community until mills began to tap the small rivers that ran through the town. Southborough was first settled in 1660 and was officially incorporated in July 1727. Light industrial land use is concentrated along main roads, primarily Massachusetts Route 9, and there are several small business districts in the villages and along Route 9. In 2021, 43% of land use is residential, with 35% open space, including a tenth of the town's area that is flooded by the Sudbury Reservoir. Of the town's residents, 93.80% are employed in white-collar jobs, well above the nation's average. Southborough homes are among the most expensive in Massachusetts, and Southborough real estate consistently ranks among the most expensive in America. It ranked 15th for most million dollar earners among all Massachusetts communities. Southborough consistently ranks as the wealthiest community in Worcester County. Southborough was named number 31 in the nation on CNN Money's "100 Best Places to Live" in 2009. At the 2020 census, its population was 10,450 in 3,542 households. Its name is often informally shortened to Southboro, a usage seen on many area signs and maps, though officially rejected by town ordinance. It incorporates the villages of Cordaville, Fayville, and Southville. Southborough is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.
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