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Smith MillsMA
A regional job hub with 4,885 jobs. In Massachusetts, this town has 4,612 residents.
2 bordering townsMap →
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
4,612
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$420K
Census ACS
Household income
$65K
median
Median age
42.8
years
Jobs based here
4,885
A job hub
Is Smith Mills a good place to live?
Among 279 Massachusetts towns, just one has a lower going rate for rent than Smith Mills. Smith Mills’ trail network density is 1.3 miles per square mile, where Massachusetts’ towns sit at 1.8 and U.S. towns at 0.4. The biggest park or preserve is Town Forest, at 105 acres. We don’t grade Smith Mills yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Smith Mills stand out
Where Smith Mills beats most towns.
A job hub
Every workday, about 4,774 people come to Smith Mills for work
Where Smith Mills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
4,885jobs based in Smith Mills
5%of working residents work in town
10 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Nearby attractions
All 243 attractions →The Breakers and 88 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Smith Mills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi MuseumThe Breakers
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
10 mi MuseumUSS Massachusetts
18 mi Ancient siteHMS Endeavour
20 mi MuseumMarble House
9 mi MuseumBattleship CoveSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
The Breakers: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gillette Stadium: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Massachusetts: USN, Public domain · HMS Endeavour: Samuel Atkins (c.1760-1810), Public domain · Marble House: [email protected], Public domain · Battleship Cove: Electroengie at English Wikipedia, Public domain
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Getting set up
Moving to Smith Mills: who provides what
Smith Mills is unincorporated, so Bristol County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerEversource21.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterDartmouth Water Division2 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesBristol CountyBristol County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Massachusetts you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 10 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDartmouth Town ClerkTown of Dartmouth; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP code0274702747 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Smith Mills.
Work & commute
With 2.3 jobs for every working resident, Smith Mills draws in 4,774 commuters
Only 5% of working residents stay in Smith Mills for work; the rest commute out. For Smith Mills, the median household income is $65,000. Half of commuters travel less than 10 miles. The top destinations are New Bedford (18%), Dartmouth (16%) and Fall River (10%).
5%work in town
| Smith Mills | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $65,000 | $120,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.2% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8% | 6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Smith Mills5%
New Bedford18%
Dartmouth16%
Fall River10%
Boston5%
10 mi
median commute distance
4,885
jobs based in Smith Mills
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards
Smith Mills has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Since 1991, Smith Mills has seen 8 flood insurance claims paid out. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 92% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Smith Mills break down as 69% from inland flooding and 16% from hurricanes.
8risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesEarthquakes
8
paid flood claims since 1991
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Outdoors
In Smith Mills, 18.6% of the land is conserved
Trails total 6.3 miles in 4 parks and preserves.
18.6%conserved
18.6%
conserved · 563 of 3,023 acres
6.3 mi
of trails · 1.3 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Town Forest | — | 105 |
| 2. Claremont Company Land | — | 50 |
| 3. Irvin Reserve | — | 20 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Smith Mills’ year
July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 22° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
33″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter24–41°
Spring38–57°
Summer61–80°
Fall45–63°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+2.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Smith Mills is
For adults in Smith Mills, the share who have obesity is 31%. Among adults here, 83% had a checkup this year and 15% smoke cigarettes.
| Smith Mills | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 82% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 19% |
32 measures vs. Massachusetts
0 better22 too close to call10 worse
| What stands out | Smith Mills | MA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 5.9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.9% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 15.3% | 11.3% |
Southcoast Hospitals Group
8.8 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Housing
A home in Smith Mills sells for about $481K at the median
A home in Smith Mills typically sold within 21 days of listing. In Smith Mills, two in five sales closed above the list price. 71% of households own their home locally.
$481Kmedian sale price
Market temperature
21
days on market
99.6%
sale-to-list price
5
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Smith Mills
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Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Smith Mills
University of Massachusetts-DartmouthUniversity or college · Public · North Dartmouth1.3 mi$15,612 in-state tuitionBristol Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Fall River8.1 mi$5,832 in-state tuitionRoger Williams UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Bristol, RI13.5 mi$44,418 tuition
About 3 of every 100 Smith Mills residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Massachusetts.
About Smith Mills
Census-designated place in Massachusetts, United States
Smith Mills is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Dartmouth in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, Smith Mills had a population of 4,832.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 4.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 69 ft
Smith Mills’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Smith Mills.
New BedfordDartmouthSmith Mills
How the neighbors grade
| Town | MA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Mills | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| New Bedford | #278 | D− | C− | C | D | D |
| Dartmouth | #184 | B− | D | C+ | B | B+ |
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Questions about Smith Mills
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Smith Mills, MA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Smith Mills yet; the figures below are still real.