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Sharon is a big small town of 6,232 people in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. It's about 18 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $678k and rent runs about $3k a month.
6,232people
$678kTypical home
$2,576/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
61"Snow
233Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,232
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,083 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Boston, MA
- 18 mi to Boston, MA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $678k (≈$4,275/mo)
- Median rent $2,576/mo
- Median household income $184k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (36 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (290 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 45% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 80% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 19% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to BOS airport
- 19 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 279 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 127 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,613 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 298 bars within 25 mi
- 1,520 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 37 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 181 museums within 25 mi
- 52 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Norfolk County: D+29 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk