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Topsfield is a small town of 2,624 people in Essex County, Massachusetts. It's about 21 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $837k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,624people
$837kTypical home
$1,375/moRent
81° / 36°Summer / winter
52"Snow
229Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,624
- Part of a metro area
- About 969 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Boston, MA
- 21 mi to Boston, MA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $837k (≈$5,276/mo)
- Median rent $1,375/mo
- Median household income $191k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 12 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 (68 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (333 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to BOS airport
- 19 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 89 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 81 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,035 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 191 bars within 25 mi
- 1,151 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 28 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 200 museums within 25 mi
- 45 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Essex County: D+20 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
- 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.