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Palmer Town is a big small town of 12,381 people in Hampden County, Massachusetts. It's about 13 miles from Springfield, MA and 35 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $271k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,381people
$271kTypical home
$1,075/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
48"Snow
224Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,381
- Part of a metro area
- About 392 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Hartford, CT
- 13 mi to Springfield, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $271k (≈$1,711/mo)
- Median rent $1,075/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" 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
- Above-average violent crime (477 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (849 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 20% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to ORH airport
- 26 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 466 ft
- 53 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 659 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 66 bars within 25 mi
- 219 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 61 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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