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Springfield is a mid-size city of 154,749 people in Hampden County, Massachusetts. It's part of the Springfield, MA area. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $245k and rent runs about $1k a month.
154,749people
$245kTypical home
$1,144/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
48"Snow
224Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 154,749
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,856 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Hartford, CT
- In the Springfield, MA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $245k (≈$1,545/mo)
- Median rent $1,144/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 9.0% 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
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (867 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,426 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 33% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to BDL airport
- 14 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 190 ft
- 52 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 781 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 70 bars within 25 mi
- 273 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 74 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 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