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Belchertown is a small town of 2,355 people in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. It's about 8 miles from Amherst Town, MA and 38 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $347k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,355people
$347kTypical home
$1,179/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
46"Snow
224Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,355
- Part of a metro area
- About 468 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Hartford, CT
- 8 mi to Amherst Town, MA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $347k (≈$2,188/mo)
- Median rent $1,179/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (156 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (414 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to ORH airport
- 27 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 574 ft
- 61 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 607 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 201 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hampshire County: D+42 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.