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Hatfield is a small town of 1,449 people in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. It's about 5 miles from Amherst Town, MA and 42 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $460k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,449people
$460kTypical home
$1,172/moRent
83° / 33°Summer / winter
39"Snow
224Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,449
- Part of a metro area
- About 591 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Hartford, CT
- 5 mi to Amherst Town, MA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $460k (≈$2,900/mo)
- Median rent $1,172/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (152 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (224 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 15% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to BDL airport
- 30 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 151 ft
- 70 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 519 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 59 bars within 25 mi
- 175 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 63 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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