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Salisbury is a big small town of 5,656 people in Essex County, Massachusetts. It's about 32 miles from Manchester, NH and 35 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $466k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,656people
$466kTypical home
$1,770/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
62"Snow
229Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,656
- Part of a metro area
- About 962 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Boston, MA
- 32 mi to Manchester, NH
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $466k (≈$2,938/mo)
- Median rent $1,770/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (156 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (592 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 19% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to PSM airport
- 33 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 46 ft
- Right on the coast
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,065 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 419 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 105 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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