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Agawam Town is a small city of 28,539 people in Hampden County, Massachusetts. It's about 7 miles from Springfield, MA and 21 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $312k and rent runs about $1k a month.
28,539people
$312kTypical home
$1,256/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
51"Snow
224Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 28,539
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,224 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Hartford, CT
- 7 mi to Springfield, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $312k (≈$1,965/mo)
- Median rent $1,256/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (327 per 100k)
- Low property crime (950 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to BDL airport
- 9 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 180 ft
- 50 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 68 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 999 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 80 bars within 25 mi
- 349 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 98 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hampden County: D+9 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk