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Methuen is a mid-size city of 53,475 people in Essex County, Massachusetts. It's about 21 miles from Manchester, NH and 29 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $500k and rent runs about $2k a month.
53,475people
$500kTypical home
$1,749/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
64"Snow
233Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 53,475
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,407 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Boston, MA
- 21 mi to Manchester, NH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $500k (≈$3,151/mo)
- Median rent $1,749/mo
- Median household income $113k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (118 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (597 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to MHT airport
- 28 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 171 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 98 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,033 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 bars within 25 mi
- 805 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 132 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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