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Brockton is a mid-size city of 105,386 people in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It's about 18 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $438k and rent runs about $2k a month.
105,386people
$438kTypical home
$1,641/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
37"Snow
233Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 105,386
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,940 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Boston, MA
- 18 mi to Boston, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $438k (≈$2,759/mo)
- Median rent $1,641/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (533 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,382 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 39% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to BOS airport
- 19 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 144 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 109 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,099 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 227 bars within 25 mi
- 1,305 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 167 museums within 25 mi
- 47 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
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