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Salem is a small city of 44,795 people in Essex County, Massachusetts. It's about 13 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $543k and rent runs about $2k a month.
44,795people
$543kTypical home
$1,836/moRent
80° / 36°Summer / winter
40"Snow
229Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 44,795
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,401 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Boston, MA
- 13 mi to Boston, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $543k (≈$3,423/mo)
- Median rent $1,836/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°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
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (77 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,250 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 21% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to BOS airport
- 11 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 30% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 43 ft
- Right on the coast
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 95 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,244 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 207 bars within 25 mi
- 1,238 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 209 museums within 25 mi
- 48 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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