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Petersham is a tiny town of 312 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It's about 19 miles from Amherst Town, MA and 56 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $389k and rent runs about $2k a month.
312people
$389kTypical home
$1,505/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
55"Snow
224Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 312
- Part of a metro area
- About 253 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Hartford, CT
- 19 mi to Amherst Town, MA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $389k (≈$2,454/mo)
- Median rent $1,505/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 55" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (283 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (743 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 22% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to ORH airport
- 46 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,106 ft
- 59 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 338 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 118 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Worcester County: D+10 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High 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.