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Hopkinton is a small town of 3,426 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It's about 15 miles from Worcester, MA and 27 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $666k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,426people
$666kTypical home
$1,711/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
49"Snow
233Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,426
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,236 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Boston, MA
- 15 mi to Worcester, MA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $666k (≈$4,202/mo)
- Median rent $1,711/mo
- Median household income $166k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 49" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (88 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (293 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 46% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 67% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to ORH airport
- 28 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 469 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 122 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,456 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 181 bars within 25 mi
- 1,007 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 126 museums within 25 mi
- 40 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Middlesex County: D+39 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
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.