Warm-summer humid continental
Bridgewater Town, Massachusetts
Plymouth County, Massachusetts · Population 29k · 112 ft elevation
Living in Bridgewater Town
Bridgewater Town has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (34″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (21 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Bridgewater Town at a glance
- Population
- 29k
- Elevation
- 112 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 34″74th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,617 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $501k82th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,976/mo86th percentile
- Median household income
- $112k81th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.28%65th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.550th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 60%71th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 53%
- Violent crime rate
- 87 per 100k27th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 178 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9048th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5151th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 17°F | 4.2″ | 9.1″ | 164 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 18°F | 3.4″ | 12.8″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 26°F | 5.2″ | 6.9″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 35°F | 4.8″ | 0.7″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 45°F | 3.8″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 54°F | 4.1″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 57°F | 2.7″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 50°F | 4.3″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 63°F | 40°F | 5.0″ | 0.1″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 31°F | 4.6″ | 0.2″ | 165 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 24°F | 4.7″ | 4.5″ | 145 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology