Living Near South Hadley
43 of the 101 towns sit within fifty driving minutes of South Hadley, and roughly 3,165 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 | 8 min | $382,300 | $5,677/yr | cable | yes | ≈230 |
| Holyoke Hampden | 11 min | $262,450 | $4,603/yr | cable | yes | ≈336 |
| Hadley Hampshire | 15 min | $458,800 | $5,381/yr | cable | yes | ≈48 |
| Chicopee Hampden | 18 min | $287,000 | $4,374/yr | cable | yes | ≈570 |
| Amherst Hampshire | 19 min | $537,100 | $9,304/yr | cable | yes | ≈134 |
20 to 35 minutes
| Town | Drive | Median Home (Assessed) | Tax on Median | Wired Internet | Schools Through 12 | Recorded Job Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easthampton Hampshire | 21 min | $394,100 | $5,355/yr | cable | yes | ≈133 |
| Ludlow Hampden | 21 min | $332,300 | $5,320/yr | cable | yes | ≈159 |
| Belchertown Hampshire | 22 min | $418,200 | $6,400/yr | cable | yes | ≈188 |
| Northampton Hampshire | 24 min | $504,350 | $7,060/yr | cable | yes | ≈212 |
| Southampton Hampshire | 25 min | $448,400 | $6,016/yr | cable | yes | ≈46 |
| Springfield Hampden | 25 min | $267,900 | $4,181/yr | cable | yes | ≈426 |
| West Springfield Hampden | 25 min | $328,600 | $4,639/yr | cable | yes | ≈74 |
| Hatfield Hampshire | 29 min | $430,500 | $6,575/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Westfield Hampden | 29 min | $321,800 | $4,838/yr | cable | yes | ≈128 |
| Palmer Hampden | 30 min | $277,900 | $4,630/yr | cable | yes | ≈65 |
| Wilbraham Hampden | 30 min | $429,000 | $7,572/yr | cable | yes | ≈71 |
| Agawam Hampden | 31 min | $342,300 | $4,875/yr | cable | yes | ≈92 |
| Longmeadow Hampden | 32 min | $511,700 | $9,966/yr | cable | yes | ≈41 |
| Sunderland Franklin | 32 min | $396,450 | $5,042/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Westhampton Hampshire | 33 min | $305,700 | $6,221/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Whately Franklin | 33 min | $419,050 | $5,602/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| East Longmeadow Hampden | 35 min | $344,200 | $6,735/yr | cable | yes | ≈50 |
| Williamsburg Hampshire | 35 min | $393,700 | $6,303/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
35 to 50 minutes
| Town | Drive | Median Home (Assessed) | Tax on Median | Wired Internet | Schools Through 12 | Recorded Job Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leverett Franklin | 36 min | $464,000 | $7,456/yr | town fibre | yes | below the count floor |
| Hampden Hampden | 39 min | $410,150 | $6,521/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Ware Hampshire | 39 min | $311,450 | $4,513/yr | cable | yes | ≈45 |
| Monson Hampden | 40 min | $348,100 | $5,084/yr | cable | yes | ≈35 |
| Russell Hampden | 40 min | $287,900 | $5,148/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Shutesbury Franklin | 41 min | $385,400 | $6,317/yr | town fibre | yes | below the count floor |
| Southwick Hampden | 41 min | $342,800 | $5,048/yr | cable | yes | ≈24 |
| Deerfield Franklin | 42 min | $424,900 | $5,846/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Montague Franklin | 42 min | $302,800 | $4,581/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Greenfield Franklin | 43 min | $305,000 | $5,723/yr | cable | yes | ≈37 |
| Huntington Hampshire | 43 min | $298,300 | $4,406/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Brimfield Hampden | 44 min | $387,900 | $5,190/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Goshen Hampshire | 44 min | $338,000 | $4,700/yr | town fibre | yes | below the count floor |
| Montgomery Hampden | 44 min | $325,200 | $3,769/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Chesterfield Hampshire | 45 min | $360,500 | $5,501/yr | town fibre | yes | below the count floor |
| Conway Franklin | 46 min | $404,800 | $5,754/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| New Salem Franklin | 46 min | $341,200 | $4,647/yr | town fibre | yes | below the count floor |
| Bernardston Franklin | 47 min | $303,300 | $4,610/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Granville Hampden | 47 min | $332,400 | $4,850/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Wales Hampden | 48 min | $298,000 | $4,211/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.