It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Palmer has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Palmer has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Palmer than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Palmer may be for you.
One downside of living in Palmer, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.79 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small city, Palmer does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Palmer overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Palmer, 24.58% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Palmer in 2022 was $40,449, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $161,796 for a family of four. However, Palmer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Palmer is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Palmer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Palmer residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Palmer include Polish, Irish, French, Italian, and English.
The most common language spoken in Palmer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
