Living Near Belchertown
38 of the 101 towns sit within fifty driving minutes of Belchertown, and roughly 1,413 recorded job links connect residents across the region to workplaces there (2022, jobs rather than unique people). Minutes are town centre to workplace on open roads, without traffic, your street and your rush hour will differ.
Within 20 Minutes
| Town | Drive | Median Home (Assessed) | Tax on Median | Wired Internet | Schools Through 12 | Recorded Job Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granby Hampshire | 14 min | $382,300 | $5,677/yr | cable | yes | ≈58 |
| Ware Hampshire | 17 min | $311,450 | $4,513/yr | cable | yes | ≈133 |
| Palmer Hampden | 18 min | $277,900 | $4,630/yr | cable | yes | ≈118 |
| Amherst Hampshire | 19 min | $537,100 | $9,304/yr | cable | yes | ≈74 |
20 to 35 minutes
| Town | Drive | Median Home (Assessed) | Tax on Median | Wired Internet | Schools Through 12 | Recorded Job Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Hadley Hampshire | 21 min | $366,500 | $4,955/yr | cable | yes | ≈43 |
| Shutesbury Franklin | 22 min | $385,400 | $6,317/yr | town fibre | yes | below the count floor |
| Ludlow Hampden | 23 min | $332,300 | $5,320/yr | cable | yes | ≈106 |
| Hadley Hampshire | 25 min | $458,800 | $5,381/yr | cable | yes | ≈17 |
| New Salem Franklin | 26 min | $341,200 | $4,647/yr | town fibre | yes | below the count floor |
| Wilbraham Hampden | 27 min | $429,000 | $7,572/yr | cable | yes | ≈36 |
| Holyoke Hampden | 28 min | $262,450 | $4,603/yr | cable | yes | ≈83 |
| Monson Hampden | 28 min | $348,100 | $5,084/yr | cable | yes | ≈29 |
| Brimfield Hampden | 32 min | $387,900 | $5,190/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Leverett Franklin | 32 min | $464,000 | $7,456/yr | town fibre | yes | below the count floor |
| Northampton Hampshire | 33 min | $504,350 | $7,060/yr | cable | yes | ≈46 |
| Sunderland Franklin | 34 min | $396,450 | $5,042/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Chicopee Hampden | 35 min | $287,000 | $4,374/yr | cable | yes | ≈106 |
35 to 50 minutes
| Town | Drive | Median Home (Assessed) | Tax on Median | Wired Internet | Schools Through 12 | Recorded Job Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampden Hampden | 36 min | $410,150 | $6,521/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Wales Hampden | 36 min | $298,000 | $4,211/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Springfield Hampden | 37 min | $267,900 | $4,181/yr | cable | yes | ≈223 |
| Wendell Franklin | 37 min | $274,050 | $5,618/yr | town fibre | yes | below the count floor |
| Easthampton Hampshire | 38 min | $394,100 | $5,355/yr | cable | yes | ≈35 |
| Hatfield Hampshire | 39 min | $430,500 | $6,575/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Orange Franklin | 39 min | $299,400 | $4,970/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| West Springfield Hampden | 39 min | $328,600 | $4,639/yr | cable | yes | ≈58 |
| East Longmeadow Hampden | 40 min | $344,200 | $6,735/yr | cable | yes | ≈24 |
| Pelham Hampshire | 40 min | $292,700 | $5,608/yr | cable | yes | ≈71 |
| Montague Franklin | 41 min | $302,800 | $4,581/yr | cable | yes | ≈28 |
| Holland Hampden | 42 min | $366,700 | $4,474/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Southampton Hampshire | 42 min | $448,400 | $6,016/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Agawam Hampden | 43 min | $342,300 | $4,875/yr | cable | yes | ≈25 |
| Whately Franklin | 43 min | $419,050 | $5,602/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Longmeadow Hampden | 44 min | $511,700 | $9,966/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Williamsburg Hampshire | 44 min | $393,700 | $6,303/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Westfield Hampden | 45 min | $321,800 | $4,838/yr | cable | yes | ≈61 |
| Erving Franklin | 46 min | $270,500 | $2,591/yr | cable | tuitions out | below the count floor |
| Westhampton Hampshire | 47 min | $305,700 | $6,221/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Deerfield Franklin | 48 min | $424,900 | $5,846/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
Reading This Honestly
- Drive times are computed town centre to workplace over the open road network, free of traffic. A hilltown's own roads, snow, and rush hour all add real minutes.
- Median home values are assessed values from the towns' own rolls, asking prices run different, usually higher.
- Recorded job links come from the 2022 Massachusetts main LODES file. Both home and workplace are in Massachusetts; interstate commutes are excluded. These are jobs, not unique people or daily trips. Only the top 25 origins or destinations are retained.
- "Tuitions out" means older students attend a neighbouring district by arrangement, every grade has a school.
Sources
- Drive times from openrouteservice by HeiGIT, map data from OpenStreetMap; town assessment rolls and certified tax rates. Checked 2026-11-02.
- Federal commute census (LODES). Figures through 2022.
"Figures through" is the period the publisher's data describes; "checked" is only when we last asked. The full sourcing: sources and method.