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Boxford is a small town of 2,284 people in Essex County, Massachusetts. It's about 23 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $979k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,284people
$979kTypical home
$1,756/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
56"Snow
229Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,284
- Part of a metro area
- About 426 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Boston, MA
- 23 mi to Boston, MA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $979k (≈$6,174/mo)
- Median rent $1,756/mo
- Median household income $188k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (47 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (219 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 44% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to BED airport
- 21 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 141 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 84 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,998 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 179 bars within 25 mi
- 1,142 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 198 museums within 25 mi
- 45 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Essex County: D+20 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.