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Hopedale is a small town of 4,360 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It's about 17 miles from Worcester, MA and 22 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $425k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,360people
$425kTypical home
$1,805/moRent
84° / 38°Summer / winter
49"Snow
233Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,360
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,494 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Providence, RI
- 17 mi to Worcester, MA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $425k (≈$2,679/mo)
- Median rent $1,805/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (194 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (445 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 34% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to ORH airport
- 28 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 262 ft
- 23 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 120 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,957 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 198 bars within 25 mi
- 837 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 94 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Worcester County: D+10 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk