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Nahant is a small town of 3,325 people in Essex County, Massachusetts. It's about 7 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $749k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,325people
$749kTypical home
$1,777/moRent
81° / 37°Summer / winter
47"Snow
229Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,325
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,090 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Boston, MA
- 7 mi to Boston, MA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $749k (≈$4,722/mo)
- Median rent $1,777/mo
- Median household income $113k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (482 per 100k)
People
- Median age 61
- 16% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to BOS airport
- 5 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 110 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,308 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 201 bars within 25 mi
- 1,346 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 29 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 215 museums within 25 mi
- 46 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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