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Bellingham is a big small town of 5,325 people in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. It's about 19 miles from Providence, RI. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $431k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,325people
$431kTypical home
$2,009/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
49"Snow
233Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,325
- Part of a metro area
- About 988 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Providence, RI
- 19 mi to Providence, RI
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $431k (≈$2,719/mo)
- Median rent $2,009/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (285 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,010 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ORH airport
- 26 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 279 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 127 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,241 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 234 bars within 25 mi
- 960 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 99 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Norfolk County: D+29 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk