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Wellesley is a small city of 30,347 people in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. It's about 14 miles from Boston, MA. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.6M and rent runs about $3k a month.
30,347people
$1.6MTypical home
$2,886/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
49"Snow
233Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 30,347
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,028 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Boston, MA
- 14 mi to Boston, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.6M (≈$9,981/mo)
- Median rent $2,886/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (58 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (355 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 42% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 89% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 19% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to BED airport
- 15 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 171 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 138 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,610 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 213 bars within 25 mi
- 1,468 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 31 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 201 museums within 25 mi
- 59 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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