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Holbrook is a big small town of 11,380 people in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. It's about 14 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $465k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,380people
$465kTypical home
$1,094/moRent
83° / 37°Summer / winter
49"Snow
229Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,380
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,569 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Boston, MA
- 14 mi to Boston, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $465k (≈$2,935/mo)
- Median rent $1,094/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (212 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,048 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to BOS airport
- 15 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 240 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 103 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,064 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 195 bars within 25 mi
- 1,279 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 30 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 171 museums within 25 mi
- 48 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
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