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Orleans is a small town of 1,480 people in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It's about 20 miles from Barnstable Town, MA and 65 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $582k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,480people
$582kTypical home
$1,359/moRent
78° / 38°Summer / winter
25"Snow
229Sunny days
155Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,480
- Part of a metro area
- About 638 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Boston, MA
- 20 mi to Barnstable Town, MA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $582k (≈$3,670/mo)
- Median rent $1,359/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 155 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (214 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (617 per 100k)
People
- Median age 64
- 13% of households have kids
- 42% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to HYA airport
- 65 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- Right on the coast
- 133 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 309 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 78 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Barnstable County: D+21 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very 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.