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Ocean Grove is a small town of 3,453 people in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It's about 13 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 $362k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,453people
$362kTypical home
$1,266/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
36"Snow
230Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,453
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,216 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Providence, RI
- 13 mi to Providence, RI
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $362k (≈$2,284/mo)
- Median rent $1,266/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 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
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to PVD airport
- 11 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 30 ft
- Right on the coast
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 88 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,536 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 235 bars within 25 mi
- 686 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 95 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 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