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North Plymouth is a small town of 4,337 people in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It's about 27 miles from Barnstable Town, MA and 30 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $495k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,337people
$495kTypical home
$1,780/moRent
84° / 41°Summer / winter
38"Snow
229Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,337
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,481 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Boston, MA
- 27 mi to Barnstable Town, MA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $495k (≈$3,118/mo)
- Median rent $1,780/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 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 42
- 16% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to EWB airport
- 32 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 38% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 62 ft
- Right on the coast
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 60 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 720 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 360 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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