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Scituate is a big small town of 5,796 people in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It's about 18 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $822k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,796people
$822kTypical home
$1,316/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
44"Snow
229Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,796
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,427 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Boston, MA
- 18 mi to Boston, MA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $822k (≈$5,181/mo)
- Median rent $1,316/mo
- Median household income $125k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (72 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (140 per 100k)
People
- Median age 52
- 29% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to BOS airport
- 19 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 69 ft
- Right on the coast
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 63 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,319 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 176 bars within 25 mi
- 902 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 156 museums within 25 mi
- 39 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Plymouth County: D+9 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate 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.