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Turners Falls is a small town of 4,124 people in Franklin County, Massachusetts. It's about 16 miles from Amherst Town, MA and 58 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $247k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,124people
$247kTypical home
$1,116/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
52"Snow
224Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,124
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,169 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Hartford, CT
- 16 mi to Amherst Town, MA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $247k (≈$1,556/mo)
- Median rent $1,116/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 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 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to ORH airport
- 46 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 325 ft
- 79 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 217 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 77 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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