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Ipswich is a small town of 4,924 people in Essex County, Massachusetts. It's about 25 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $598k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,924people
$598kTypical home
$1,530/moRent
81° / 36°Summer / winter
53"Snow
229Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,924
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,004 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Boston, MA
- 25 mi to Boston, MA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $598k (≈$3,774/mo)
- Median rent $1,530/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 53" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (55 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (351 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to BOS airport
- 24 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 59 ft
- Right on the coast
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,747 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 97 bars within 25 mi
- 687 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 111 museums within 25 mi
- 32 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Essex County: D+20 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk