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Acushnet Center is a small town of 2,810 people in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It's about 28 miles from Providence, RI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $379k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,810people
$379kTypical home
$1,083/moRent
83° / 39°Summer / winter
32"Snow
229Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,810
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,986 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Providence, RI
- 28 mi to Providence, RI
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $379k (≈$2,389/mo)
- Median rent $1,083/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (463 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,292 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 24% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to EWB airport
- 27 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 69 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 76 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 894 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 73 bars within 25 mi
- 367 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 76 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bristol County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk