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Pepperell is a small town of 1,971 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It's about 23 miles from Manchester, NH and 37 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $457k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,971people
$457kTypical home
$1,139/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
59"Snow
233Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,971
- Part of a metro area
- About 952 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Boston, MA
- 23 mi to Manchester, NH
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $457k (≈$2,884/mo)
- Median rent $1,139/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (190 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (346 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 22% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to MHT airport
- 37 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 282 ft
- 35 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 73 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,179 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 446 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 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 top 19% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Middlesex County: D+39 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk