Warm-summer humid continental
Southbridge Town, Massachusetts
Worcester County, Massachusetts · Population 18k · 499 ft elevation
Living in Southbridge Town
Southbridge Town has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and cold winters (January lows around 17°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 52″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (52″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 26 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Southbridge Town at a glance
- Population
- 18k
- Elevation
- 499 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 52″83th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 52″89th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,617 hrs25th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $267k51th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,157/mo47th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k29th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.59%77th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.771th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%3th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%
- Violent crime rate
- 352 per 100k77th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 854 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9461th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7069th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 787 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 17°F | 4.0″ | 14.7″ | 164 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 19°F | 3.5″ | 14.7″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 26°F | 4.6″ | 9.2″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 35°F | 4.4″ | 1.8″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 3.7″ | — | 246 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 56°F | 4.4″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 60°F | 4.4″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 52°F | 4.2″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 40°F | 5.0″ | 0.2″ | 186 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 32°F | 4.1″ | 1.5″ | 165 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 24°F | 5.1″ | 10.3″ | 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