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Gloucester is a small city of 30,075 people in Essex County, Massachusetts. It's about 26 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $601k and rent runs about $1k a month.
30,075people
$601kTypical home
$1,411/moRent
81° / 36°Summer / winter
48"Snow
229Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 30,075
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,148 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Boston, MA
- 26 mi to Boston, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $601k (≈$3,787/mo)
- Median rent $1,411/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (230 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (542 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to BOS airport
- 25 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 56 ft
- Right on the coast
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,023 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 407 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 70 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Essex County: D+20 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk