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West Chatham is a small town of 1,258 people in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It's about 19 miles from Barnstable Town, MA and 70 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $740k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,258people
$740kTypical home
$1,772/moRent
78° / 39°Summer / winter
24"Snow
200Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,258
- Part of a metro area
- About 430 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Boston, MA
- 19 mi to Barnstable Town, MA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $740k (≈$4,664/mo)
- Median rent $1,772/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 200 sunny days a year (48 totally clear)
- 165 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (261 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (676 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 22% of households have kids
- 40% are 65 or older
- 67% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to HYA airport
- 70 mi to BOS (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- Right on the coast
- 140 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 264 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 67 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Barnstable County: D+21 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very 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.