SUDBURY MASTER PLAN BASELINE REPORT VOLUME I Adopted by the Sudbury Planning Board [date placeholder] Sudbury Master Plan BASELINE REPORT Volume 1 February 19, 2021 Prepared for the Sudbury Master Plan Steering Committee Table of Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 5 Community Profile ........................................................................................................................................ 7 Transportation ............................................................................................................................................ 17 Housing ....................................................................................................................................................... 34 Economic Development .............................................................................................................................. 47 Historic and Cultural Resources .................................................................................................................. 70 Town Services ............................................................................................................................................. 87 Open Space and Recreation ...................................................................................................................... 106 Natural Resources ..................................................................................................................................... 118 Land Use .................................................................................................................................................... 134 List of Tables Table 1: Median Age Regional Comparison (2000-2017) ............................................................................. 9 Table 2. Sudbury Population by Age (2000 to 2017) .................................................................................. 10 Table 3. Projected Growth of Population Ages 65 and older in Sudbury, 2020 and 2030 ......................... 11 Table 4: Race and Ethnicity of Sudbury Residents (2000-2017) ................................................................. 12 Table 5: People with a Disability in Sudbury, 2017 ..................................................................................... 13 Table 6: Educational Attainment of Residents (Aged 25 Years and Older) in Sudbury (2000-2017) ......... 14 Table 7: Regional Educational Attainment (2017) ...................................................................................... 15 Table 8: Change in Median Household Income (2000-2017) ..................................................................... 15 Table 9: Household Composition in Sudbury (2000-2017) ......................................................................... 16 Table 10. Comparison of Crash Volumes, Sudbury and Nearby Communities (1990-2016) ...................... 25 Table 11. Age of Housing in Sudbury, 2017 ................................................................................................ 35 Table 12. Change in Housing Types in Sudbury, 2000-2017 ....................................................................... 35 Table 13. Multi-Family Residential Development Constructed from 2010 to May 2019 ........................... 36 Table 14: Tenure of Occupied Units in the Region, 2017 ........................................................................... 39 Table 15. Annual Median Home Sale Prices in Sudbury, Neighboring Communities, Middlesex County, and Massachusetts, 2014-2018 .................................................................................................................. 40 Table 16: Household and Family Income of Sudbury Residents, 2000-2017 ............................................. 41 Table 17. Income Distribution Based on Household Occupancy, 2015 ...................................................... 41 Table 18: Families and Individuals Below the Poverty Level in the Past 12 Months in Sudbury, 2000-2017 .................................................................................................................................................................... 42 Table 19: Percentage of Individuals and Families Below the Poverty Level in the Past 12 Months in Sudbury and its Neighbors, 2017 ................................................................................................................ 42 Table 20: Severely Cost-Burdened Households in Sudbury, 2015 .............................................................. 44 Table 21: Chapter Subsidized Housing Inventory (SHI) for Sudbury and its Neighbors, 9/14/17 .............. 45 Sudbury Master Plan | Baseline Report (Volume 1) February 19, 2021 i Table 22: Jobs per Resident Index .............................................................................................................. 47 Table 23: Total Jobs by Geography ............................................................................................................. 48 Table 24: Population by Geography ............................................................................................................ 48 Table 25: Gross Regional Product by 2-Digit NAICS Code, 2017 ................................................................. 50 Table 26: Employment by 2-Digit NAICS Code, 2018 .................................................................................. 51 Table 27: Employment & Earnings, Top 20 4-Digit NAICS, Sudbury ........................................................... 52 Table 28: Sector Job Growth, Sudbury........................................................................................................ 53 Table 29: Employment by 2-Digit SOC Code, 2018 ..................................................................................... 54 Table 30: Employment & Earnings, Top 20 4-Digit SOC, Sudbury .............................................................. 55 Table 31: Median Annual Earnings by Occupation ..................................................................................... 56 Table 32: Industry of Employment of Residents vs. Sudbury Job Base ...................................................... 58 Table 33: Unemployment Rate Comparison, 2017 ..................................................................................... 59 Table 34: Labor Force Participation Rate, 2017 .......................................................................................... 60 Table 35: Sudbury Employers with 100+ Employees .................................................................................. 62 Table 36: Sudbury Retail Businesses, 2017 ................................................................................................. 63 Table 38: Cultural Landscapes in Sudbury .................................................................................................. 78 Table 39: Number of Police Department Calls, 2008-2018 ........................................................................ 87 Table 40: Number of Fire Department Calls, 2008-2019 ............................................................................ 89 Table 41. Inventory of Recreation and Open Space Land (2019) ............................................................. 107 Table 42: Chapter 61 Properties ............................................................................................................... 109 Table 43: Public Land with Public Access .................................................................................................. 110 Table 44: Impaired Waterbodies in Sudbury ............................................................................................ 125 Table 45: Rare species observed in Sudbury ............................................................................................ 128 Table 46: Summary of Local Land Use Regulation in Sudbury .................................................................. 135 Table 47: Land Coverage Summary (2016) ............................................................................................... 138 Table 48. Types of Residential Structured Permitted, 2009-2018 ............................................................ 139 Table 49: Sudbury Zoning Bylaw Summary (2018) ................................................................................... 141 List of Figures Figure 1. Population Projections for Sudbury to 2040 .................................................................................. 7 Figure 2: Regional Comparison, Population Change (1990-2010) ................................................................ 8 Figure 3. Distribution of Age Groups in the Population (2000-2017) ......................................................... 10 Figure 4: Percentage of Non-White Alone, Two or More Races, or Hispanic or Latino in Sudbury (2000- 2017) ........................................................................................................................................................... 12 Figure 5: Comparison Non-White Alone and Hispanic or Latino (2000-2017) ........................................... 13 Figure 6: Median Household and Family Incomes of Sudbury and Its Neighbors (2017) ........................... 16 Figure 7. Traffic Volumes on Peakham Road, North of Austin Road .........................................................