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Somerset is a small city of 18,298 people in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It's about 14 miles from Providence, RI. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $419k and rent runs about $1k a month.
18,298people
$419kTypical home
$1,271/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
34"Snow
230Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,298
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,317 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Providence, RI
- 14 mi to Providence, RI
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $419k (≈$2,641/mo)
- Median rent $1,271/mo
- Median household income $113k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (242 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (525 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 29% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to EWB airport
- 13 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 167 ft
- Right on the coast
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 89 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,580 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 228 bars within 25 mi
- 711 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 97 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
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