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West Springfield Town is a small city of 28,772 people in Hampden County, Massachusetts. It's about 6 miles from Springfield, MA and 25 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $322k and rent runs about $1k a month.
28,772people
$322kTypical home
$1,144/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
47"Snow
224Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 28,772
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,720 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Hartford, CT
- 6 mi to Springfield, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $322k (≈$2,027/mo)
- Median rent $1,144/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.4% 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
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (434 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,330 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to BDL airport
- 13 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 243 ft
- 54 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 769 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 65 bars within 25 mi
- 273 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 83 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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