Living in North Seekonk, MA
North Seekonk is a small town of 2,974 people in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It's about 6 miles from Providence, RI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $437k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,974people
$437kTypical home
$1,421/moRent
83° / 37°Summer / winter
43"Snow
230Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,974
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,126 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Providence, RI
- 6 mi to Providence, RI
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $437k (≈$2,754/mo)
- Median rent $1,421/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (463 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,292 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to PVD airport
- 12 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 102 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 106 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,730 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 214 bars within 25 mi
- 797 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 75 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bristol County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk