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Rowley is a small town of 1,708 people in Essex County, Massachusetts. It's about 27 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $615k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,708people
$615kTypical home
$1,663/moRent
82° / 36°Summer / winter
60"Snow
229Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,708
- Part of a metro area
- About 996 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Boston, MA
- 27 mi to Boston, MA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $615k (≈$3,877/mo)
- Median rent $1,663/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (242 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (784 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to PSM airport
- 26 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 70 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,549 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 609 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 99 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Essex County: D+20 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk