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Brewster is a small town of 1,994 people in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It's about 16 miles from Barnstable Town, MA and 63 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $858k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,994people
$858kTypical home
$1,276/moRent
78° / 38°Summer / winter
24"Snow
229Sunny days
155Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,994
- Part of a metro area
- About 512 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Boston, MA
- 16 mi to Barnstable Town, MA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $858k (≈$5,411/mo)
- Median rent $1,276/mo
- Median household income $113k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 155 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (106 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (454 per 100k)
People
- Median age 57
- 17% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to HYA airport
- 64 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 75 ft
- Right on the coast
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 352 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 101 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Barnstable County: D+21 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk