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Wilbraham is a small town of 3,679 people in Hampden County, Massachusetts. It's about 5 miles from Springfield, MA and 28 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $400k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,679people
$400kTypical home
$1,153/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
50"Snow
224Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,679
- Part of a metro area
- About 658 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Hartford, CT
- 5 mi to Springfield, MA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $400k (≈$2,524/mo)
- Median rent $1,153/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 50" 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
- Very low violent crime (135 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,338 per 100k)
People
- Median age 58
- 23% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to BDL airport
- 19 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 259 ft
- 53 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 739 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 61 bars within 25 mi
- 247 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 71 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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