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Athol is a big small town of 8,801 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It's about 21 miles from Amherst Town, MA and 62 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $249k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,801people
$249kTypical home
$1,120/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
53"Snow
224Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,801
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,075 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Hartford, CT
- 21 mi to Amherst Town, MA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $249k (≈$1,568/mo)
- Median rent $1,120/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (366 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (509 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to ORH airport
- 51 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1940
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 541 ft
- 62 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 235 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 77 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Worcester County: D+10 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk