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Dedham is a small city of 25,237 people in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. It's about 10 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $662k and rent runs about $2k a month.
25,237people
$662kTypical home
$2,042/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
67"Snow
233Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 25,237
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,457 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Boston, MA
- 10 mi to Boston, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $662k (≈$4,173/mo)
- Median rent $2,042/mo
- Median household income $129k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (202 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,445 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to BOS airport
- 12 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 128 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 133 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,566 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 216 bars within 25 mi
- 1,486 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 206 museums within 25 mi
- 56 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Norfolk County: D+29 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk