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South Deerfield is a small town of 1,882 people in Franklin County, Massachusetts. It's about 9 miles from Amherst Town, MA and 50 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $453k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,882people
$453kTypical home
$1,207/moRent
81° / 30°Summer / winter
46"Snow
224Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,882
- Part of a metro area
- About 597 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Hartford, CT
- 9 mi to Amherst Town, MA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $453k (≈$2,856/mo)
- Median rent $1,207/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (365 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,041 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 14% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to BDL airport
- 38 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 692 ft
- 77 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 414 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 136 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: D+38 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk