Easthampton, Massachusetts

Easthampton, Massachusetts, in Hampshire county, is 9 miles N of Chicopee, Massachusetts (center to center) and 82 miles W of Boston, Massachusetts. The city is included in the Springfield metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 15,994 people lived in Easthampton.

The People and Families of Easthampton

In Easthampton, about 51% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Easthampton had a median family income of $54,312.

Political Inclinations

Easthampton residents donated more money ($5,300) to John Kerry than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from the city.

Easthampton Housing

An estimated 61% of living spaces in Easthampton are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Living alone is quite feasible in the city, with the choice of small rental properties there.

Commuting

In Easthampton, 93% of commuters drive to work.

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Easthampton	15,994	$54,312
Hadley	4,793	$61,897
Hatfield	3,249	$61,607
Holyoke	39,838	$36,130
Northampton	28,978	$56,844
South Hadley	17,196	$58,693
Southampton	5,387	$64,960

High Points

Easthampton strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Massachusetts):

Category	Trophy
Short Commute Times (vs. State)	Top 12%
Walking and Biking to Work (vs. State)	Top 13%
Low Property Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 17%

Profile of Easthampton, MA

Comparing Easthampton to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Massachusetts (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
Age of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Female Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Racial Diversity
Children Under 5 Years Old

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Walking and Biking to Work
Working at Home
Short Commute Times
Public Transportation Use

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes
Housing Recently Built

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

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Easthampton Life

Tourist attractions and development
[ID: 1189451785-638045, on 9/10/2007]

Easthampton and Holyoke share Mt.Tom State Park. Mt.Tom & the Oxbow are the tourist attractions.

History is being erased due to 900 acres of historic farms & brick making industries being developed into cluster housing.

Easthampton Strengths

Great Little Town
[ID: 1160921863-522872, on 10/15/2006]

Easthampton is a great little town that rolls up the sidewalks at about 10:00 P.M.. We have great Police and Fire Depts. While this is a quiet little town, just about anything you like to do can be found within a 20 minute ride. Springfield, Northampton, Amhest and Westfield are just a stone's throw from here. It's a great place to visit and a wonderful place to settle down.

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Historic Easthampton

From Mount Tom Summit House between 1900 and 1910

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From Mount Tom Summit House between 1900 and 1910

Easthampton (from Mt. Tom, Holyoke) between 1905 and 1915

Easthampton from summit of Mt. Tom, Holyoke between 1900 and 1915

Political Contributions (2004)

Money donated by Easthampton residents to parties and candidates for the 2004 elections.

by Political Party

Party	Contributions
Democratic	$6,950
Republican	$2,700

by Presidential Candidate

Candidate	Contributions
John Kerry	$5,300
George W. Bush	$700

Estimated Easthampton Population Growth 2000-2005

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	16,004
Growth	10
Growth %	0.1%

Easthampton Population (2000)

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	15,994	100%
Male	7,687	48.1%
Female	8,307	51.9%
Under 18	3,382	21.1%
18+	12,612	78.9%
65+	2,262	14.1%
Median Age	38.6
Average Family Size	2.93
White	15,260	95.4%
African-American	102	0.6%
Asian	275	1.7%
American Indian & Alaskan	23	0.1%
Other	180	1.1%
Mixed Race	153	1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	336	2.1%
Median Family Income (1999)	$54,312
Population In Poverty	1,414	8.9%

Easthampton Ancestry

(From 2000 Census, as reported by individuals)

Note: This is national, not racial, ancestry, so the Census doesn't have categories for Hispanic and African-American, e.g. CityTownInfo is currently gathering additional ancestry data for this site.

Ancestry	Percent
Polish	19.5%
French (except Basque)	13.8%
Irish	13.5%
French Canadian	12.4%
English	6.5%
German	6.5%
US/American	6.1%
Italian	5.9%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	5.3%
Scottish	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	1.4%
Swedish	1.2%
Canadian	0.7%
Lithuanian	0.6%
Ukrainian	0.5%
Dutch	0.5%
European	0.4%
Russian	0.4%
Portuguese	0.4%
British	0.4%
Welsh	0.3%
Czechoslovakian	0.3%
Danish	0.2%
Finnish	0.2%
Norwegian	0.2%
Swiss	0.2%

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Neighborhood and Nearby Area Names

According to the US Postal Service, Easthampton, its neighborhoods, and/or surrounding areas are also referred to as:

Loudville (01027),
Mount Tom (01027)

Note that not all alternate names are acceptable for use in US Post Office addresses.

Easthampton Almanac

Category	Value
Near Medium City	9 miles N of Chicopee, Massachusetts (center to center)
Nearest Large City	82 miles W of Boston, Massachusetts
County	Hampshire
Metro Area	Springfield
Standard Zip Codes	01027
Phone Area Codes	413
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	42.278
Longitude	-72.668

Easthampton Climate

Nearest Weather Stations
Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	AMHERST
Distance	10.1 miles
Jan Temp	11 to 33 F
Apr Temp	34 to 58 F
Jul Temp	59 to 83 F
Oct Temp	36 to 62 F
Annual Precip	45.5 inches

Station	CHESTER 2
Distance	16.1 miles
Jan Temp	7 to 31 F
Apr Temp	33 to 60 F
Jul Temp	57 to 86 F
Oct Temp	34 to 64 F
Annual Precip	61.6 inches

Station	CUMMINGTON HILL
Distance	18.8 miles
Jan Temp	11 to 29 F
Apr Temp	33 to 52 F
Jul Temp	58 to 78 F
Oct Temp	37 to 57 F
Annual Precip	48.7 inches

Easthampton High Schools (2004)

EASTHAMPTON HIGH
70 WILLISTON AVENUE
413-529-1585
Serves 409 students.
Student/teacher ratio: 11.8

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