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Newburyport is a small city of 18,652 people in Essex County, Massachusetts. It's about 31 miles from Manchester, NH and 33 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $834k and rent runs about $2k a month.
18,652people
$834kTypical home
$1,592/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
62"Snow
229Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,652
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,234 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Boston, MA
- 31 mi to Manchester, NH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $834k (≈$5,259/mo)
- Median rent $1,592/mo
- Median household income $140k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (88 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (491 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 66% 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
- 19 mi to PSM airport
- 32 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 92 ft
- Right on the coast
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 64 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,167 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 463 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 110 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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