Living Near Springfield
38 of the 101 towns sit within fifty driving minutes of Springfield, and roughly 34,200 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Springfield Hampden | 6 min | $328,600 | $4,639/yr | cable | yes | ≈2,928 |
| Agawam Hampden | 8 min | $342,300 | $4,875/yr | cable | yes | ≈2,969 |
| Chicopee Hampden | 9 min | $287,000 | $4,374/yr | cable | yes | ≈5,581 |
| Longmeadow Hampden | 9 min | $511,700 | $9,966/yr | cable | yes | ≈1,864 |
| East Longmeadow Hampden | 12 min | $344,200 | $6,735/yr | cable | yes | ≈2,153 |
| Holyoke Hampden | 15 min | $262,450 | $4,603/yr | cable | yes | ≈2,464 |
| Ludlow Hampden | 17 min | $332,300 | $5,320/yr | cable | yes | ≈2,468 |
| Wilbraham Hampden | 17 min | $429,000 | $7,572/yr | cable | yes | ≈1,911 |
20 to 35 minutes
| Town | Drive | Median Home (Assessed) | Tax on Median | Wired Internet | Schools Through 12 | Recorded Job Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampden Hampden | 21 min | $410,150 | $6,521/yr | cable | yes | ≈625 |
| Southwick Hampden | 22 min | $342,800 | $5,048/yr | cable | yes | ≈663 |
| Westfield Hampden | 23 min | $321,800 | $4,838/yr | cable | yes | ≈2,658 |
| Easthampton Hampshire | 24 min | $394,100 | $5,355/yr | cable | yes | ≈759 |
| South Hadley Hampshire | 25 min | $366,500 | $4,955/yr | cable | yes | ≈1,167 |
| Palmer Hampden | 26 min | $277,900 | $4,630/yr | cable | yes | ≈865 |
| Southampton Hampshire | 27 min | $448,400 | $6,016/yr | cable | yes | ≈367 |
| Granby Hampshire | 28 min | $382,300 | $5,677/yr | cable | yes | ≈458 |
| Hadley Hampshire | 29 min | $458,800 | $5,381/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Northampton Hampshire | 29 min | $504,350 | $7,060/yr | cable | yes | ≈1,175 |
| Monson Hampden | 31 min | $348,100 | $5,084/yr | cable | yes | ≈573 |
| Hatfield Hampshire | 33 min | $430,500 | $6,575/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Granville Hampden | 34 min | $332,400 | $4,850/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Russell Hampden | 34 min | $287,900 | $5,148/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westhampton Hampshire | 36 min | $305,700 | $6,221/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Belchertown Hampshire | 37 min | $418,200 | $6,400/yr | cable | yes | ≈1,060 |
| Whately Franklin | 37 min | $419,050 | $5,602/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Amherst Hampshire | 39 min | $537,100 | $9,304/yr | cable | yes | ≈526 |
| Sunderland Franklin | 39 min | $396,450 | $5,042/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Brimfield Hampden | 40 min | $387,900 | $5,190/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Ware Hampshire | 41 min | $311,450 | $4,513/yr | cable | yes | ≈513 |
| Huntington Hampshire | 42 min | $298,300 | $4,406/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Williamsburg Hampshire | 42 min | $393,700 | $6,303/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Montgomery Hampden | 43 min | $325,200 | $3,769/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Wales Hampden | 43 min | $298,000 | $4,211/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Deerfield Franklin | 46 min | $424,900 | $5,846/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Greenfield Franklin | 47 min | $305,000 | $5,723/yr | cable | yes | ≈453 |
| Tolland Hampden | 47 min | $326,850 | $2,569/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Conway Franklin | 50 min | $404,800 | $5,754/yr | cable | yes | below the count floor |
| Holland Hampden | 50 min | $366,700 | $4,474/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.