Living Near Holyoke
54 of the 101 towns sit within fifty driving minutes of Holyoke, and roughly 12,328 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicopee Hampden | 8 min | $287,000 | $4,374/yr | cable | yes | ≈2,066 |
| South Hadley Hampshire | 11 min | $366,500 | $4,955/yr | cable | yes | ≈695 |
| Easthampton Hampshire | 12 min | $394,100 | $5,355/yr | cable | yes | ≈450 |
| Granby Hampshire | 15 min | $382,300 | $5,677/yr | cable | yes | ≈182 |
| West Springfield Hampden | 15 min | $292,000 | $4,121/yr | cable | yes | ≈836 |
| Southampton Hampshire | 16 min | $448,400 | $6,016/yr | cable | yes | ≈228 |
| Springfield Hampden | 16 min | $267,900 | $4,181/yr | cable | yes | ≈3,706 |
| Ludlow Hampden | 17 min | $332,300 | $5,320/yr | cable | yes | ≈347 |
| Northampton Hampshire | 18 min | $504,350 | $7,060/yr | cable | yes | ≈468 |
| Hadley Hampshire | 19 min | $458,800 | $5,381/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Westfield Hampden | 19 min | $321,800 | $4,838/yr | cable | yes | ≈903 |
20 to 35 minutes
| Town | Drive | Median Home (Assessed) | Tax on Median | Wired Internet | Schools Through 12 | Already Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agawam Hampden | 21 min | $342,300 | $4,875/yr | cable | yes | ≈535 |
| Hatfield Hampshire | 22 min | $416,900 | $6,255/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Longmeadow Hampden | 22 min | $511,700 | $9,966/yr | cable | yes | ≈255 |
| Westhampton Hampshire | 24 min | $305,700 | $6,221/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Palmer Hampden | 25 min | $277,900 | $4,630/yr | cable | yes | ≈159 |
| East Longmeadow Hampden | 26 min | $344,200 | $6,735/yr | cable | yes | ≈275 |
| Whately Franklin | 27 min | $419,050 | $5,602/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Wilbraham Hampden | 27 min | $429,000 | $7,572/yr | cable | yes | ≈189 |
| Amherst Hampshire | 28 min | $537,100 | $9,304/yr | cable | yes | ≈193 |
| Belchertown Hampshire | 28 min | $418,200 | $6,400/yr | cable | yes | ≈311 |
| Sunderland Franklin | 29 min | $396,450 | $5,042/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Russell Hampden | 30 min | $287,600 | $5,298/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Southwick Hampden | 31 min | $342,800 | $5,048/yr | cable | yes | ≈132 |
| Williamsburg Hampshire | 31 min | $393,700 | $6,303/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Huntington Hampshire | 33 min | $298,300 | $4,406/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Hampden Hampden | 34 min | $410,150 | $6,521/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Montgomery Hampden | 34 min | $325,200 | $3,769/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Monson Hampden | 35 min | $348,100 | $5,084/yr | cable | yes | ≈74 |
35 to 50 minutes
| Town | Drive | Median Home (Assessed) | Tax on Median | Wired Internet | Schools Through 12 | Already Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Franklin | 36 min | $424,900 | $5,846/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Greenfield Franklin | 36 min | $264,600 | $4,963/yr | cable | yes | ≈155 |
| Granville Hampden | 37 min | $332,400 | $4,702/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Brimfield Hampden | 38 min | $387,900 | $5,190/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Chesterfield Hampshire | 39 min | $360,500 | $5,501/yr | town fibre | yes | below the count floor |
| Conway Franklin | 39 min | $404,800 | $5,911/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Montague Franklin | 40 min | $302,800 | $4,581/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Ware Hampshire | 40 min | $289,600 | $4,196/yr | cable | yes | ≈91 |
| Bernardston Franklin | 41 min | $303,300 | $4,610/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Goshen Hampshire | 41 min | $338,000 | $4,700/yr | town fibre | yes | below the count floor |
| Leverett Franklin | 41 min | $464,000 | $7,456/yr | town fibre | yes | below the count floor |
| Wales Hampden | 43 min | $298,000 | $4,211/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Chester Hampden | 45 min | $214,100 | $3,867/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Gill Franklin | 47 min | $292,900 | $4,367/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Lee Berkshire | 47 min | $371,350 | $4,208/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Colrain Franklin | 48 min | $245,200 | $4,369/yr | town fibre | yes | below the count floor |
| Holland Hampden | 48 min | $366,700 | $4,474/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Shutesbury Franklin | 48 min | $385,400 | $6,317/yr | town fibre | yes | below the count floor |
| Ashfield Franklin | 49 min | $359,500 | $5,116/yr | town fibre | yes | below the count floor |
| Blandford Hampden | 49 min | $344,200 | $4,327/yr | town fibre | yes | below the count floor |
| Cummington Hampshire | 49 min | $330,000 | $4,122/yr | town fibre | yes | below the count floor |
| Worthington Hampshire | 49 min | $350,300 | $4,880/yr | cable | tuitions out | below the count floor |
| Northfield Franklin | 50 min | $302,100 | $4,025/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Shelburne Franklin | 50 min | $364,900 | $4,769/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Tolland Hampden | 50 min | $326,850 | $2,598/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.