Palmer Town.
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Massachusetts·Hampden County
3 tracts·12K people·$271K median·392/mi²
White 84 · Multiracial 7 · Hispanic 5 · Black 4 · Other 1 · Asian 0
Married couple 36 · Living alone 35 · Other 29
Health 31 · Manufacturing 25 · Retail 15 · Professional 14 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 4 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 37 · Sales · office 27 · Production · transport 18 · Service 11 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 82 · Carpool 15 · Work from home 8 · Walk 2 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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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 Palmer Town is $271,400 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Palmer Town has 12,381 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 47.8; the population is 83.8% White, 6.9% Multiracial, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% Black, 0.6% Other and 0.0% Asian; the average household has 2.2 people; 23.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.3% (Census ACS).
Old Mill Pond is the elementary school with reported scores (29%); Pathfinder Vocational Technical (36%) and Palmer High (28%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,075/month, 32% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Palmer Town is $78,480 a year, 9% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Palmer Town, median rent is $1,075/month and the median home value is $271,400 (Census ACS).
Palmer Town reported 4.4 violent crimes and 7.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 19°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 49 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Palmer Town are ice storm (84), landslide (83) and wildfire (60), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.18g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Palmer Town, 1.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).