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Townsend is a tiny town of 987 people in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It's about 25 miles from Manchester, NH and 42 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 71 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $345k and rent runs about $2k a month.
987people
$345kTypical home
$1,560/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
71"Snow
233Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 987
- Part of a metro area
- About 583 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Boston, MA
- 25 mi to Manchester, NH
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $345k (≈$2,174/mo)
- Median rent $1,560/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 71" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (112 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (447 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to MHT airport
- 42 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 338 ft
- 40 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 61 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 860 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 336 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Middlesex County: D+39 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
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.