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Massachusetts·Hampshire County
8 tracts·31K people·$430K median·904/mi²
White 79 · Hispanic 9 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 4 · Black 3 · Other 1
Living alone 38 · Married couple 35 · Other 27
Health 50 · Retail 14 · Professional 12 · Manufacturing 10 · Leisure 6 · Public admin 6 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 60 · Service 16 · Sales · office 13 · Production · transport 6 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 57 · Work from home 24 · Carpool 11 · Walk 9 · Transit 3 · Bike 2
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Northampton is $429,700 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Northampton has 30,962 residents across 8 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.3; the population is 78.6% White, 9.2% Hispanic or Latino, 5.0% Multiracial, 3.8% Asian, 2.6% Black and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.0 people; 62.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.4% (Census ACS).
Jackson Street (54%), Leeds (46%) and R. K. Finn Ryan Road (42%) lead the elementary schools; John F Kennedy Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (36%); Northampton High (67%) and Smith Vocational and Agricultural High (37%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,439/month, 9% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Northampton is $80,288 a year, 7% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Northampton, median rent is $1,439/month and the median home value is $429,700 (Census ACS).
Northampton reported 3.6 violent crimes and 10.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 18°F; there are 76 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 48 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Northampton are drought (80), ice storm (79) and inland flooding (74), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Northampton, 9.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).