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North Scituate is a big small town of 6,492 people in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It's about 16 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $825k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,492people
$825kTypical home
$1,595/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
49"Snow
229Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,492
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,731 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Boston, MA
- 16 mi to Boston, MA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $825k (≈$5,201/mo)
- Median rent $1,595/mo
- Median household income $140k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 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
- 40% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 71% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to BOS airport
- 16 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 23 ft
- Right on the coast
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 74 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,747 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 193 bars within 25 mi
- 1,108 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 171 museums within 25 mi
- 46 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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