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Bridgewater Town is a small city of 28,471 people in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It's about 25 miles from Providence, RI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $533k and rent runs about $2k a month.
28,471people
$533kTypical home
$2,092/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
34"Snow
229Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 28,471
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,045 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Providence, RI
- 25 mi to Providence, RI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $533k (≈$3,362/mo)
- Median rent $2,092/mo
- Median household income $113k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°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
- 34" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (212 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 16% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to EWB airport
- 27 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 118 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 111 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,833 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 175 bars within 25 mi
- 830 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 110 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Plymouth County: D+9 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk