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Shelburne Falls is a small town of 1,845 people in Franklin County, Massachusetts. It's about 21 miles from Amherst Town, MA and 58 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 76 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $315k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,845people
$315kTypical home
$1,107/moRent
79° / 31°Summer / winter
76"Snow
224Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,845
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 702 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Hartford, CT
- 21 mi to Amherst Town, MA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $315k (≈$1,983/mo)
- Median rent $1,107/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (365 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,041 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 28% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to BDL airport
- 46 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 863 ft
- 88 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 227 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 82 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: D+38 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk