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Buzzards Bay, MA

Buzzards Bay's Census ACS profile: residents, income, housing, and the joined public-record layers available for this place.

2,941
Residents
$95,847
Median income
$453,500
Median home
$2,261
Median rent (state)
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Place dossier plate

Sheet MA-BUZZARDS-BAY-MA · Buzzards Bay, MA 2,941 pop · income 75th pct

POP-VILLAGE · INC-HIGH · COL-ABOVE · SAFE-UNK · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · HOME-HIGH · BOOK-UNK

  • POP-VILLAGE 2,941
  • INC-HIGH $95,847
  • COL-ABOVE 105.8
  • SAFE-UNK Safety pending
  • RANK-UPPER 75th
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Grass Valley
  • HOME-HIGH $453,500
  • BOOK-UNK Tracts pending

Nearest income peer: Grass Valley, NV (+ $5 income $)

Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Buzzards Bay

Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Buzzards Bay on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.

median HH income

What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-08

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Nationwide peers by population, income

Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Buzzards Bay on ACS population and median household income . Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.

Similar population

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 2,941.

4 peers

Similar household income

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS median household income. This city: $95,847. Population peers are excluded.

4 peers

Buzzards Bay - the verdict

Nationally, Buzzards Bay sits in the 75th percentile for household income among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS.

75th
percentile, household income
82nd
percentile, home value
98th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Buzzards Bay, MA

2,941 people live in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Households in Buzzards Bay report a median income of $95,847 per year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 1.0%. Typical homes in Buzzards Bay are valued around $453,500, and the median resident age is 56.3 years. Educational attainment runs 32.8% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 59.6% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Massachusetts carries a cost-of-living premium: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Massachusetts at 105.8 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Above Average). Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $2,261 monthly. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Massachusetts run around $330, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 78.8 out of 100 (High).

A decision-led reading path

Useful questions to ask of Buzzards Bay's data

How this reading path is ordered

This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from housing and income to comparison shortlist to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.

For Buzzards Bay, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares. No matched row is reported here for annual population history, matched public-school count, FBI reported-crime rates, within-city Census tract profiles, local building permits; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.

1. Housing and income

How far does income reach against housing in Buzzards Bay?

This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.

The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 4.7 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 1.0%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.

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2. Comparison shortlist

Which cities make useful reference points for Buzzards Bay?

Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.

Within Massachusetts, the closest population matches are Sandwich (2,976 residents, $108,583 income); North Seekonk (2,903 residents, $110,541 income); Upton (2,985 residents, $109,925 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Farm Loop, AK (2,940 residents); Wendell, ID (2,940 residents); Wise, VA (2,940 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.

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Question 3

What does the journey to work look like in Buzzards Bay?

Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 69.1%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.

Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.

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Population

2,941 residents

Micro place (under 10k)

Median Household Income

$95,847 /yr

High income · poverty 1.0% (Very low poverty)

Cost of Living Index (state)

105.8 (US=100)

High cost · BEA RPP 2024, Massachusetts average

City profile score · Buzzards Bay, MA

63/100

4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023

Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.

Poverty rate A+
1.0%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.

Household income B+
$95,847

Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.

Bachelor's+ share C+
32.8%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.

Cost of living F
105.8 index

BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.

Violent crime N/A
N/A

No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).

Buzzards Bay profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions) 4-axis radar comparing 1 series across Poverty rate, Household income, Bachelor's+ share, Cost of living. Poverty rateHousehold incomeBachelor's+ shareCost of living 63 C+
Buzzards Bay profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)
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  • Poverty rate: 93/100 (A+) · 1.0%
  • Household income: 75/100 (B+) · $95,847
  • Bachelor's+ share: 63/100 (C+) · 32.8%
  • Cost of living: 18/100 (F) · 105.8 index

How does Buzzards Bay compare to other US cities?

Buzzards Bay measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.

Household income 75% higher than other cities
Home value 82% pricier than other cities
Median rent 98% pricier than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Buzzards Bay against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Massachusetts only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Massachusetts-relative analysis

Median Gross Rent places Buzzards Bay near the bottom of Massachusetts's cities

Among the 247 Massachusetts cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Buzzards Bay ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Buzzards Bay only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#122 of 233
48th percentile in Massachusetts
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 247
0th percentile in Massachusetts
Median Home Value
#144 of 240
40th percentile in Massachusetts
Poverty Rate
#203 of 247
18th percentile in Massachusetts
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#187 of 247
24th percentile in Massachusetts
How in-state ranks are ordered

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Massachusetts only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

75thIncome percentile
Gauge source note

75th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

How Buzzards Bay's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$453,500 18th percentile more affordable than 18% of 15,600 US cities

Show national distribution $0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). This entry sits in this band. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Buzzards Bay $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Buzzards Bay's home-value-to-income ratio: 4.7×

ACS median home value divided by median household income.

Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#12,429 of 15,516
More affordable than 20% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#9,464 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)

At 4.7×, Buzzards Bay sits in the moderate band: national rank #12,429 of 15,516 and #9,464 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000). Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.

How this ratio is calculated

Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000. Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0). This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.

Income distribution context

$95,847 Buzzards Bay, MA median household income (Census ACS)

Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Household income distribution - Buzzards Bay, MA Buzzards Bay, MA's median household income ($95,847) against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern. The Lorenz curve and quintile bars are national context, not Buzzards Bay, MA-specific shares. $ Household Income Distribution Buzzards Bay, MA median $95,847/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Buzzards Bay, MA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Buzzards Bay, MA.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 32.8%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 1.0%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 59.6%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
2,941
Median Income
$95,847
Median Home Value
$453,500
Median Age
56.3
Poverty Rate
1.0%
Labor force participation
59.6%
Bachelor's Degree+
32.8%

Commute Patterns

Commute source

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
69.1%
Carpool
8.7%
Public Transit
2.0%
Walk
2.9%
Work from Home
14.4%
Other
2.9%

Based on 1,646 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

Massachusetts statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $330

EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Massachusetts at $330 (electricity about $160 , water and sewer about $60 ).

These are Massachusetts statewide averages, not a meter reading for Buzzards Bay. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Massachusetts's BEA cost-of-living index is 105.8 (Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Buzzards Bay is $2,261/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Massachusetts statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 78.8 / 100 (High).

Cost/risk geography note

Cost of living is a Massachusetts statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Buzzards Bay sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.

How Buzzards Bay compares to similar-size Massachusetts cities

Same-state peer method

Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.

City Population Median Household Income
Buzzards Bay (this city) 2,941 $95,847
Sandwich 2,976 $108,583
North Seekonk 2,903 $110,541
Upton 2,985 $109,925
Primary sources on this page

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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