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North Westport is a big small town of 5,289 people in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It's about 19 miles from Providence, RI. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $411k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,289people
$411kTypical home
$1,662/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
36"Snow
230Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,289
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,019 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Providence, RI
- 19 mi to Providence, RI
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $411k (≈$2,594/mo)
- Median rent $1,662/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 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 45
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to EWB airport
- 17 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 138 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 79 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,401 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 208 bars within 25 mi
- 598 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 96 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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