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Northampton is a small city of 30,962 people in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. It's about 9 miles from Amherst Town, MA and 39 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $430k and rent runs about $1k a month.
30,962people
$430kTypical home
$1,439/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
47"Snow
224Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 30,962
- Part of a metro area
- About 904 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Hartford, CT
- 9 mi to Amherst Town, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $430k (≈$2,710/mo)
- Median rent $1,439/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (473 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,151 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 22% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to BDL airport
- 27 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 240 ft
- 68 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 546 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 62 bars within 25 mi
- 191 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 63 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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