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Easthampton is a small city of 16,086 people in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. It's about 11 miles from Amherst Town, MA and 35 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $372k and rent runs about $1k a month.
16,086people
$372kTypical home
$1,292/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
49"Snow
224Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,086
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,207 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Hartford, CT
- 11 mi to Amherst Town, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $372k (≈$2,343/mo)
- Median rent $1,292/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (482 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 19% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to BDL airport
- 23 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 190 ft
- 64 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 568 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 203 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 68 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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