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Forestdale is a small town of 3,801 people in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It's about 8 miles from Barnstable Town, MA and 48 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $490k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,801people
$490kTypical home
$2,176/moRent
78° / 38°Summer / winter
29"Snow
229Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,801
- Part of a metro area
- About 997 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Providence, RI
- 8 mi to Barnstable Town, MA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $490k (≈$3,091/mo)
- Median rent $2,176/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (261 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (676 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to HYA airport
- 47 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 154 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 662 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 223 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 63 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
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