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Marion Center is a small town of 1,335 people in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It's about 21 miles from Barnstable Town, MA and 35 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $709k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,335people
$709kTypical home
$1,747/moRent
82° / 39°Summer / winter
35"Snow
229Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,335
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,302 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Providence, RI
- 21 mi to Barnstable Town, MA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $709k (≈$4,468/mo)
- Median rent $1,747/mo
- Median household income $151k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (284 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (766 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to EWB airport
- 35 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 0 ft
- Right on the coast
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 780 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 52 bars within 25 mi
- 314 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 67 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.