Level lot located in Downtown Ayer on busy 2A (Main Street). Sewer, water, gas available at the street. It was previously the site of the Subway Sandwich Shop with apartments upstairs. Previous building was removed due to fire. The lot is across the street from the Ayer Commuter station with regular daily service to Boston and Fitchburg. There is very high foot and car traffic. The daily traffic count is 17,000 cars. The predicted increase is 1% per year. The downtown area includes restaurant, gas station, convenience store, pharmacy, fitness shop, book store, gaming shop and liquor store. There is a nearby 172 car parking garage. The commuter train has 17 daily weekday and 8 Saturday/Sunday trains to Boston with the first train leaving at 4:53am (Mon-Fri) and 5:28am (Sat-Sun). The weekday passenger count is 425 riders.
7.5 acre parcel of land located on Fitchburg Road (across from Tiny's restaurant). The parcel is zoned GB. There is a preliminary concept plan showing 8 duplex homes and 1 single family home with a total of 17 units. The town reference is Map 19 Lot 8. The land is mostly level with scrub growth and 152,800 sf of wetlands in the center/back of the land. One conceptual plan shows 17 frontage housing units. A second plan shows a small cul de sac off Route 2A. Duplex homes now selling in Ayer for $500,000 - $600,000. GB zoning allows two family homes and apartments above commercial units. Single family homes, townhouses, and multi family dwellings need special permit from the zoning department.
Ayer is located in Massachusetts. Ayer, Massachusetts has a population of 8,014. Ayer is less family-centric than the surrounding county with 24.68% of the households containing married families with children. The county average for households married with children is 36.38%.
The median household income in Ayer, Massachusetts is $78,762. The median household income for the surrounding county is $92,878 compared to the national median of $57,652. The median age of people living in Ayer is 38.7 years.
The average high temperature in July is 83.3 degrees, with an average low temperature in January of 14.6 degrees. The average rainfall is approximately 47.5 inches per year, with 51.9 inches of snow per year.
