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Longmeadow is a small city of 15,696 people in Hampden County, Massachusetts. It's about 5 miles from Springfield, MA and 20 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $454k and rent runs about $2k a month.
15,696people
$454kTypical home
$1,682/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
51"Snow
224Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,696
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,727 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Hartford, CT
- 5 mi to Springfield, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $454k (≈$2,864/mo)
- Median rent $1,682/mo
- Median household income $150k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 51" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (105 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (520 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 34% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 66% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to BDL airport
- 10 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 174 ft
- 48 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 65 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,052 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 83 bars within 25 mi
- 375 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 96 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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