Living Near Monson
24 of the 101 towns sit within fifty driving minutes of Monson, and roughly 547 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer Hampden | 10 min | $277,900 | $4,630/yr | cable | yes | ≈140 |
| Hampden Hampden | 13 min | $410,150 | $6,521/yr | cable | yes | ≈21 |
| Brimfield Hampden | 14 min | $387,900 | $5,190/yr | cable | yes | ≈23 |
| Wales Hampden | 14 min | $298,000 | $4,211/yr | cable | yes | ≈16 |
| Wilbraham Hampden | 15 min | $429,000 | $7,572/yr | cable | yes | ≈47 |
20 to 35 minutes
| Town | Drive | Median Home (Assessed) | Tax on Median | Wired Internet | Schools Through 12 | Already Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holland Hampden | 24 min | $366,700 | $4,474/yr | cable | yes | ≈19 |
| Ludlow Hampden | 24 min | $332,300 | $5,320/yr | cable | yes | ≈32 |
| East Longmeadow Hampden | 26 min | $344,200 | $6,735/yr | cable | yes | ≈25 |
| Ware Hampshire | 27 min | $289,600 | $4,196/yr | cable | yes | ≈47 |
| Belchertown Hampshire | 28 min | $418,200 | $6,400/yr | cable | yes | ≈17 |
| Springfield Hampden | 32 min | $267,900 | $4,181/yr | cable | yes | ≈73 |
| Longmeadow Hampden | 34 min | $511,700 | $9,966/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Chicopee Hampden | 35 min | $287,000 | $4,374/yr | cable | yes | ≈29 |
35 to 50 minutes
| Town | Drive | Median Home (Assessed) | Tax on Median | Wired Internet | Schools Through 12 | Already Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granby Hampshire | 36 min | $382,300 | $5,677/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Agawam Hampden | 37 min | $342,300 | $4,875/yr | cable | yes | ≈10 |
| Holyoke Hampden | 37 min | $262,450 | $4,603/yr | cable | yes | ≈10 |
| West Springfield Hampden | 37 min | $292,000 | $4,121/yr | cable | yes | ≈7 |
| South Hadley Hampshire | 39 min | $366,500 | $4,955/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Westfield Hampden | 41 min | $321,800 | $4,838/yr | cable | yes | ≈22 |
| Easthampton Hampshire | 45 min | $394,100 | $5,355/yr | cable | yes | ≈9 |
| Southampton Hampshire | 46 min | $448,400 | $6,016/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Amherst Hampshire | 47 min | $537,100 | $9,304/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Northampton Hampshire | 50 min | $504,350 | $7,060/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Shutesbury Franklin | 50 min | $385,400 | $6,317/yr | town fibre | 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.