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Holyoke is a small city of 37,813 people in Hampden County, Massachusetts. It's about 8 miles from Springfield, MA and 31 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $274k and rent runs about $1k a month.
37,813people
$274kTypical home
$1,021/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
42"Snow
224Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 37,813
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,786 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Hartford, CT
- 8 mi to Springfield, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $274k (≈$1,728/mo)
- Median rent $1,021/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1264 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,484 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to BDL airport
- 19 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 42% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 495 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 617 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 219 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 71 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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