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Cedar Crest is a small town of 1,730 people in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It's about 26 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $629k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,730people
$629kTypical home
$1,747/moRent
84° / 40°Summer / winter
39"Snow
229Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,730
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,187 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Boston, MA
- 26 mi to Boston, MA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $629k (≈$3,969/mo)
- Median rent $1,747/mo
- Median household income $169k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (284 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (766 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to BOS airport
- 27 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 26 ft
- Right on the coast
- 102 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 804 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 378 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 66 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.