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Bliss Corner is a big small town of 5,405 people in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It's about 29 miles from Providence, RI. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $446k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,405people
$446kTypical home
$1,538/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
33"Snow
229Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,405
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,701 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Providence, RI
- 29 mi to Providence, RI
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $446k (≈$2,814/mo)
- Median rent $1,538/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (463 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,292 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 21% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to EWB airport
- 26 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 62 ft
- Right on the coast
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 866 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 78 bars within 25 mi
- 336 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 74 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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