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Smith Mills is a small town of 4,612 people in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It's about 25 miles from Providence, RI. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $420k and rent runs about $658 a month.
4,612people
$420kTypical home
$658/moRent
83° / 39°Summer / winter
33"Snow
229Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,612
- Part of a metro area
- About 988 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Providence, RI
- 25 mi to Providence, RI
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $420k (≈$2,651/mo)
- Median rent $658/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (463 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,292 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to EWB airport
- 23 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 135 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 67 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,212 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 155 bars within 25 mi
- 481 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 93 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Bristol County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk