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Norton Center is a small town of 2,663 people in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It's about 16 miles from Providence, RI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $544k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,663people
$544kTypical home
$1,245/moRent
83° / 37°Summer / winter
48"Snow
230Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,663
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,569 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Providence, RI
- 16 mi to Providence, RI
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $544k (≈$3,427/mo)
- Median rent $1,245/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 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 21
- 29% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 52% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 24% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to PVD airport
- 21 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 171 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 116 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,277 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 230 bars within 25 mi
- 1,036 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 101 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.