Town in Massachusetts, United States

Hudson

$589kMedian Home
281Sunny Days/yr
61°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation15kElevation217 ft
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Long cold season, with rain spread fairly evenly through the year. Winter is not just a brief interruption. Noticeable daylight swing. Snow is a real part of winter.

Hudson is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, with a total population of 20,092 as of the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name. Before its incorporation as a town in 1866, Hudson was a neighborhood and unincorporated village of Marlborough, Massachusetts, and was known as Feltonville. From approximately 1850 until the last shoe factory burned down in 1968, Hudson was a mill town specializing in the production of shoes and related products. At one point, the town had 17 shoe factories, many of them powered by the Assabet River, which runs through town. The many factories in Hudson attracted immigrants from Canada and Europe.Wikipedia

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Where It Is

Location Context
Hudson, Massachusetts
Latitude42.39°
Longitude-71.57°
Population15k
Altitude217 ft

State Context

MassachusettsU.S. state

Massachusetts, officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode Island to its south, New Hampshire and Vermont to its north, and New York to its west. Massachusetts is the seventh-smallest state by land area. With an estimated population of over 7.1 million, it is the most populous state in New England, the 16th-most-populous in the United States, and the third-most densely populated U.S.Wikipedia

Income tax: Flat 5.00%*Avg sales tax: 6.25%Property tax: 1.04%Official school data available

About the Region

New England

New England sits at the northeastern edge of the American continent, where colonial-era brick cities give way to dense forests, rocky coastlines, and some of the sharpest seasonal swings in the country. Harsh winters and short days are offset by world-class autumn foliage and reliably mild summers. Boston anchors a global biotech and university corridor, while smaller cities like Portland (ME), Providence, and Burlington punch well above their demographic weight in food, arts, and startup energy.

Housing costs vary significantly across the region. Greater Boston has moved toward coastal norms, but mid-sized cities in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont still represent some of the best value in the Northeast — walkable downtowns, strong school systems, and mountain or ocean access within an hour. Remote workers have accelerated this dynamic, and small lakeside and coastal towns that were once seasonal are now year-round communities.

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Nature Access

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Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median rent
$589k
Median home price
Rent burden45% of income
Household Income
$62k
Median annual
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Livability

School Rating
4.5/10
Internet
No internet coverage data yet.
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Climate

Sunshine
281
sunny days per year
77% of the year
Avg High Temp
61°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Humidity year-round
72% warm season / 70% cool season
Comfort Score
51/100
Mixed
Temp Swing
45°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
50"
inches per year
Snowfall
13"
inches per year
Air Quality
40
Good AQI
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

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humid summers
Summer 72% · Winter 70% · Mar-Sep 65-77%
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Current Conditions

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