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Walpole is a big small town of 6,461 people in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. It's about 18 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $627k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,461people
$627kTypical home
$2,184/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
57"Snow
233Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,461
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,299 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Boston, MA
- 18 mi to Boston, MA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $627k (≈$3,951/mo)
- Median rent $2,184/mo
- Median household income $154k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (136 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (792 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 65% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to BOS airport
- 20 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 220 ft
- 16 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 131 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,664 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 305 bars within 25 mi
- 1,521 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 37 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 183 museums within 25 mi
- 55 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Norfolk County: D+29 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk