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Haverhill is a mid-size city of 67,698 people in Essex County, Massachusetts. It's about 23 miles from Manchester, NH and 31 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $454k and rent runs about $2k a month.
67,698people
$454kTypical home
$1,668/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
61"Snow
233Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 67,698
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,049 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Boston, MA
- 23 mi to Manchester, NH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $454k (≈$2,862/mo)
- Median rent $1,668/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (327 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (676 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MHT airport
- 29 mi to BOS (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 39 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 90 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,805 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 707 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 116 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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