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Millers Falls is a small town of 1,054 people in Franklin County, Massachusetts. It's about 15 miles from Amherst Town, MA and 57 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $254k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,054people
$254kTypical home
$1,316/moRent
83° / 33°Summer / winter
45"Snow
224Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,054
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,154 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Hartford, CT
- 15 mi to Amherst Town, MA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $254k (≈$1,603/mo)
- Median rent $1,316/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (365 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,041 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to ORH airport
- 45 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 292 ft
- 75 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 227 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 77 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: D+38 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk