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Best places to live in Greater Springfield

31 places with 629,835 residents within about 25 km of Springfield, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Springfield, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1South Hadley
    Massachusetts, 17,652 residents    68
  2. 2Easthampton
    Massachusetts, 16,611 residents    67
  3. 3Southampton (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 5,481 residents    66
  4. 4Belchertown
    Massachusetts, 2,899 residents    60
  5. 5Granby (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 1,368 residents    59
  6. 6Enfield (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 45,212 residents    59
  7. 7Sherwood Manor
    Connecticut, 5,410 residents    55
  8. 8Somers (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 1,789 residents    54
  9. 9Thompsonville (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 8,577 residents    54
  10. 10Southwood Acres
    Connecticut, 7,657 residents    52

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For retired couples

  1. 1South Hadley
    Massachusetts, 17,652 residents    71
  2. 2Easthampton
    Massachusetts, 16,611 residents    70
  3. 3Southampton (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 5,481 residents    69
  4. 4Longmeadow
    Massachusetts, 15,784 residents    68
  5. 5Agawam
    Massachusetts, 28,761 residents    67
  6. 6Sherwood Manor
    Connecticut, 5,410 residents    67
  7. 7Thompsonville (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 8,577 residents    65
  8. 8Westfield (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 41,690 residents    65
  9. 9Enfield (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 45,212 residents    64
  10. 10Southwood Acres
    Connecticut, 7,657 residents    64

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For remote workers

  1. 1Longmeadow
    Massachusetts, 15,784 residents    68
  2. 2Agawam
    Massachusetts, 28,761 residents    68
  3. 3West Springfield (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 27,912 residents    64
  4. 4Enfield (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 45,212 residents    64
  5. 5Westfield (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 41,690 residents    63
  6. 6South Hadley
    Massachusetts, 17,652 residents    63
  7. 7Easthampton
    Massachusetts, 16,611 residents    62
  8. 8Southwick
    Massachusetts, 9,444 residents    62
  9. 9Chicopee
    Massachusetts, 56,741 residents    61
  10. 10Southampton (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 5,481 residents    61

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For commuters

  1. 1Springfield (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 154,341 residents    73
  2. 2Chicopee
    Massachusetts, 56,741 residents    71
  3. 3Enfield (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 45,212 residents    71
  4. 4West Springfield (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 27,912 residents    71
  5. 5North Chicopee
    Massachusetts, 55,179 residents    70
  6. 6Agawam
    Massachusetts, 28,761 residents    70
  7. 7Sherwood Manor
    Connecticut, 5,410 residents    69
  8. 8Thompsonville (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 8,577 residents    69
  9. 9Longmeadow
    Massachusetts, 15,784 residents    67
  10. 10Hazardville
    Connecticut, 4,599 residents    67

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For single professionals

  1. 1Springfield (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 154,341 residents    63
  2. 2Chicopee
    Massachusetts, 56,741 residents    60
  3. 3North Chicopee
    Massachusetts, 55,179 residents    59
  4. 4Enfield (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 45,212 residents    58
  5. 5West Springfield (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 27,912 residents    56
  6. 6Agawam
    Massachusetts, 28,761 residents    55
  7. 7Thompsonville (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 8,577 residents    54
  8. 8Longmeadow
    Massachusetts, 15,784 residents    53
  9. 9South Hadley
    Massachusetts, 17,652 residents    53
  10. 10Southwood Acres
    Connecticut, 7,657 residents    52

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Easthampton
    Massachusetts, 16,611 residents    44
  2. 2North Chicopee
    Massachusetts, 55,179 residents    44
  3. 3Longmeadow
    Massachusetts, 15,784 residents    44
  4. 4Enfield (Connecticut)
    Connecticut, 45,212 residents    44
  5. 5West Springfield (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 27,912 residents    43
  6. 6Agawam
    Massachusetts, 28,761 residents    43
  7. 7South Hadley
    Massachusetts, 17,652 residents    43
  8. 8Chicopee
    Massachusetts, 56,741 residents    43
  9. 9Springfield (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 154,341 residents    42
  10. 10East Longmeadow
    Massachusetts, 15,102 residents    42

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Towns in Greater Springfield