Hot-summer humid continental
Salisbury, Massachusetts
Essex County, Massachusetts · Population 5.7k · 36 ft elevation
Living in Salisbury
Salisbury has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it is a snowy place (67″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 26 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Salisbury at a glance
- Population
- 5.7k
- Elevation
- 36 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 67″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,619 hrs26th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $442k76th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,737/mo78th percentile
- Median household income
- $93k68th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.02%53th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.167th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 138 per 100k41th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 551 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9668th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5655th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 9%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 17°F | 3.7″ | 17.9″ | 155 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 19°F | 3.6″ | 17.2″ | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 26°F | 5.0″ | 14.4″ | 206 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 36°F | 4.2″ | 2.4″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 3.8″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 56°F | 4.2″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 3.6″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 60°F | 3.4″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 52°F | 4.1″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 41°F | 4.9″ | 0.4″ | 191 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 32°F | 3.9″ | 1.8″ | 159 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 23°F | 4.7″ | 13.0″ | 137 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