Living in Middleborough Center, MA
Middleborough Center is a big small town of 8,155 people in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It's about 26 miles from Providence, RI. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $425k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,155people
$425kTypical home
$1,737/moRent
82° / 38°Summer / winter
41"Snow
229Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,155
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,076 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Providence, RI
- 26 mi to Providence, RI
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $425k (≈$2,679/mo)
- Median rent $1,737/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (284 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (766 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to EWB airport
- 28 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 92 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 106 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,464 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 117 bars within 25 mi
- 688 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 90 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 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