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Blandford is a tiny town of 433 people in Hampden County, Massachusetts. It's about 20 miles from Springfield, MA and 31 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $1k a month.
433people
$228kTypical home
$1,136/moRent
80° / 30°Summer / winter
63"Snow
224Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 433
- Part of a metro area
- About 377 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Hartford, CT
- 20 mi to Springfield, MA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,437/mo)
- Median rent $1,136/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (626 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,889 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to BDL airport
- 20 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,401 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 627 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 217 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 79 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.