The PinehillsMA
A town of 5,282.
Is The Pinehills a good place to live?
The Pinehills’ trail network density is 7.8 miles per square mile, above both the Massachusetts town median (1.8) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest park or preserve is Briggs Property, at 34 acres. We don’t grade The Pinehills yet; the figures below are still real.
The Pinehills lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 16% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
- Little Island Pond
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Gillette Stadium and 104 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around The Pinehills. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
3 mi MuseumPlimoth Patuxet
32 mi MuseumUSS Massachusetts
Big draw40 mi MuseumIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum
6 mi LandmarkNational Monument to the Forefathers
40 mi AttractionFreedom TrailPhoto credits
Gillette Stadium: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Plimoth Patuxet: Tr!sie, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Massachusetts: USN, Public domain · Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Sean Dungan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Monument to the Forefathers: T.S. Custadio aka ToddC4176 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Freedom Trail: Ingfbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to The Pinehills: who provides what
The Pinehills is unincorporated, so Plymouth County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 The Pinehills.
Very low risk in The Pinehills, with inland flooding at the top
The Pinehills’ natural-hazard score from FEMA is 17 of 100, against 25 of 100 in Massachusetts’ towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 65% come from inland flooding and 16% from coastal flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Massachusetts and the rest of the country, the average trip to work in The Pinehills is longer
Of the 284 Massachusetts towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than The Pinehills. For residents locally, the share who live below the poverty line is 3.5%. Also worth knowing: jobs based in The Pinehills grew to 777 in 2023, 413 more than in 2013. The typical household income for The Pinehills comes to $123,000.
| The Pinehills | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 38 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $123,000 | $120,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.5% | 6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 9.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Protected land: 24% of The Pinehills
32 miles of trail wind through 3 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in The Pinehills: 3, covering 42 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Briggs Property | 0.7 mi | 34 |
| 2. Plymouth Fire Tower | 0.3 mi | 3 |
| 3. Little Island Pond | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Pinehills: four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 37 inches of snow, with January nights at 22° and July afternoons at 82°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer of The Pinehills’ adults binge drink than in the typical Massachusetts or U.S. town
In The Pinehills, 27% of adults sleep under 7 hours. Only 3 of the 280 Massachusetts towns we compare have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than The Pinehills.
| The Pinehills | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 89% | 82% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | The Pinehills | MA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.7% | 11.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.1% | 7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 17.8% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in The Pinehills sells for about $825K
Among 279 Massachusetts towns, just 5 have a higher typical rent than The Pinehills. The Pinehills: 88% of households own their home. On the market here: a median 30 days to sell.
| The Pinehills | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,819 a month | $1,683 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 88% | 79% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about The Pinehills
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of The Pinehills
About 2 of every 100 The Pinehills residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Massachusetts.
98% of working residents leave The Pinehills for work
Where The Pinehills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About The Pinehills
Community in Massachusetts, US
The Pinehills is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the Pine Hills region of Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 4,515. It includes a real estate development that bears the same name. As of 2008, the project is the largest new residential and commercial development in New England.
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- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
Questions about The Pinehills
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is The Pinehills, MA a good place to live?
We don’t grade The Pinehills yet; the figures below are still real.