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Westfield is a small city of 40,378 people in Hampden County, Massachusetts. It's about 11 miles from Springfield, MA and 26 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $325k and rent runs about $1k a month.
40,378people
$325kTypical home
$1,117/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
58"Snow
224Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 40,378
- Part of a metro area
- About 873 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Hartford, CT
- 11 mi to Springfield, MA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $325k (≈$2,050/mo)
- Median rent $1,117/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (225 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (783 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to BDL airport
- 14 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 177 ft
- 57 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 694 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 65 bars within 25 mi
- 246 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 82 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% 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
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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