Living Near Hampden
24 of the 101 towns sit within fifty driving minutes of Hampden, and roughly 599 people across the region already commute to work there. 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 | Already Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Longmeadow Hampden | 12 min | $344,200 | $6,735/yr | cable | yes | ≈73 |
| Wilbraham Hampden | 12 min | $429,000 | $7,572/yr | cable | yes | ≈108 |
| Monson Hampden | 13 min | $348,100 | $5,084/yr | cable | yes | ≈46 |
| Longmeadow Hampden | 20 min | $511,700 | $9,966/yr | cable | yes | ≈13 |
20 to 35 minutes
| Town | Drive | Median Home (Assessed) | Tax on Median | Wired Internet | Schools Through 12 | Already Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer Hampden | 21 min | $277,900 | $4,630/yr | cable | yes | ≈31 |
| Ludlow Hampden | 22 min | $332,300 | $5,320/yr | cable | yes | ≈54 |
| Springfield Hampden | 22 min | $267,900 | $4,181/yr | cable | yes | ≈119 |
| Wales Hampden | 24 min | $298,000 | $4,211/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Agawam Hampden | 25 min | $342,300 | $4,875/yr | cable | yes | ≈24 |
| Brimfield Hampden | 25 min | $387,900 | $5,190/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| West Springfield Hampden | 27 min | $292,000 | $4,121/yr | cable | yes | ≈14 |
| Chicopee Hampden | 29 min | $287,000 | $4,374/yr | cable | yes | ≈33 |
| Granby Hampshire | 35 min | $382,300 | $5,677/yr | cable | yes | ≈3 |
| Holland Hampden | 35 min | $366,700 | $4,474/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
35 to 50 minutes
| Town | Drive | Median Home (Assessed) | Tax on Median | Wired Internet | Schools Through 12 | Already Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belchertown Hampshire | 36 min | $418,200 | $6,400/yr | cable | yes | ≈13 |
| Holyoke Hampden | 36 min | $262,450 | $4,603/yr | cable | yes | ≈19 |
| South Hadley Hampshire | 38 min | $366,500 | $4,955/yr | cable | yes | ≈11 |
| Ware Hampshire | 38 min | $289,600 | $4,196/yr | cable | yes | ≈10 |
| Southwick Hampden | 40 min | $342,800 | $5,048/yr | cable | yes | ≈8 |
| Easthampton Hampshire | 43 min | $394,100 | $5,355/yr | cable | yes | ≈4 |
| Westfield Hampden | 44 min | $321,800 | $4,838/yr | cable | yes | ≈9 |
| Southampton Hampshire | 47 min | $448,400 | $6,016/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Hadley Hampshire | 49 min | $458,800 | $5,381/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Northampton Hampshire | 49 min | $504,350 | $7,060/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.
- "Already commute" counts come from the federal commute census, which counts jobs by workplace, small flows fall below its floor and show as such, never as zero.
- "Tuitions out" means older students attend a neighbouring district by arrangement, every grade has a school.
Sources
- Drive times over the open road network (OpenStreetMap); town assessment rolls and certified tax rates. Checked 2026-08-05.
- 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.