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15,696people live here $149,601median household income▲ 85% above US $1,682median rent per month▲ 19% above US $454,100median home value▲ 36% above US

Longmeadow is an unincorporated community in Hampden County, MA. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Longmeadow

Longmeadow is an unincorporated community in Massachusetts with household incomes running above the national average, crime rates well below the national average, a highly educated workforce, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Longmeadow deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, county unemployment above the national average, and cold winters.

The good

Higher-than-average incomes
Low crime rates
Highly educated workforce
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
Above-average unemployment in the county
Cold winters
Snowy winters — 52" per year
Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options

How Longmeadow compares

Median household income

Longmeadow$149,601

Massachusetts avg$103,960

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Longmeadow$1,682

Massachusetts avg$1,762

US$1,413

Median home value

Longmeadow$454,100

Massachusetts avg$562,100

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Longmeadow

Based on Longmeadow's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,364

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $67,280 a year
50% of Longmeadow renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$90,820

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $45,410
Homes cost 3.0× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 19% above US

$1,682/mo median rent

Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,682 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices run above average, with a median around $454,100. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $454,100 · 50% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

5.5% county unemployment

Unemployment in Hampden County is 5.5%, somewhat above the national average of 4.3%. Lining up work before the move is the safer route. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Hampden County (county-wide)

Safety▼ 88% below US

38 violent crimes per 100k

Safety is genuinely one of the selling points here. Both violent and property crime run well below the national average, the kind of numbers that fade into the background after a week of living somewhere.

Property crime 345/100k · Longmeadow Police Department · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

25 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 24.8 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 25% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

70%

Work from home

25%

Carpool

3.2%

Walk

1.3%

Other

0.5%

Public transit

0.2%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 83°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 21°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 86% above US

67% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a highly educated city, with over half the adult population holding a college degree. That tends to shape the job market and the broader culture, and it's a solid indicator of a strong professional scene.

Schools

6 public schools inside the boundary

There are 6 public schools inside the boundary and 3 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 12:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Springfield Armory National Historic Site (4 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Longmeadow's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and crime rates well below the national average; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($1,682/mo) equals 13% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit anyone prioritizing low crime, remote workers (25% of workers here already work from home), and college-educated professionals. It may be a harder fit for anyone moving without a job lined up.

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