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Hudson is a small city of 15,719 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It's about 15 miles from Worcester, MA and 28 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $473k and rent runs about $1k a month.
15,719people
$473kTypical home
$1,397/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
51"Snow
233Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,719
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,736 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Boston, MA
- 15 mi to Worcester, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $473k (≈$2,985/mo)
- Median rent $1,397/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 51" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (275 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (536 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to BED airport
- 29 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 249 ft
- 26 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 109 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,404 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 127 bars within 25 mi
- 977 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 19 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 127 museums within 25 mi
- 39 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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