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Buzzards Bay is a small town of 2,909 people in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It's about 15 miles from Barnstable Town, MA and 42 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $455k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,909people
$455kTypical home
$1,484/moRent
81° / 39°Summer / winter
37"Snow
229Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,909
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,518 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Providence, RI
- 15 mi to Barnstable Town, MA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $455k (≈$2,866/mo)
- Median rent $1,484/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (261 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (676 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 14% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to HYA airport
- 42 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 43 ft
- Right on the coast
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 66 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 682 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 265 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 67 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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