Living in Hull, MA
Hull is a big small town of 10,138 people in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It's about 7 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $646k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,138people
$646kTypical home
$2,081/moRent
82° / 37°Summer / winter
48"Snow
229Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,138
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,530 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Boston, MA
- 7 mi to Boston, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $646k (≈$4,074/mo)
- Median rent $2,081/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (249 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (490 per 100k)
People
- Median age 56
- 17% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to BOS airport
- 7 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- Right on the coast
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 102 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,171 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 193 bars within 25 mi
- 1,316 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 210 museums within 25 mi
- 50 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Plymouth County: D+9 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk