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Hanson is a small town of 1,927 people in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It's about 21 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $513k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,927people
$513kTypical home
$1,747/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
39"Snow
229Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,927
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,050 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Boston, MA
- 21 mi to Boston, MA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $513k (≈$3,235/mo)
- Median rent $1,747/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (357 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 34% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to BOS airport
- 22 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 128 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 78 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,128 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 154 bars within 25 mi
- 860 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 128 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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.