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Holland is a small town of 1,301 people in Hampden County, Massachusetts. It's about 20 miles from Springfield, MA and 34 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $325k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,301people
$325kTypical home
$1,443/moRent
81° / 34°Summer / winter
57"Snow
224Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,301
- Part of a metro area
- About 490 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Hartford, CT
- 20 mi to Springfield, MA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $325k (≈$2,051/mo)
- Median rent $1,443/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (274 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (849 per 100k)
People
- Median age 60
- 17% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to ORH airport
- 29 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 728 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 693 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 71 bars within 25 mi
- 215 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 50 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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.