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Massachusetts·Hampden County
8 tracts·40K people·$325K median·873/mi²
White 83 · Hispanic 9 · Asian 3 · Multiracial 3 · Black 1 · Other 0
Married couple 48 · Living alone 30 · Other 22
Retail 26 · Health 25 · Manufacturing 23 · Professional 11 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 4 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 39 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 16 · Service 15 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 78 · Carpool 10 · Work from home 8 · Walk 5 · Transit 2 · Bike 1
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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 Westfield is $325,100 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Westfield has 40,378 residents across 8 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.9; the population is 83.3% White, 9.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% Asian, 3.0% Multiracial, 0.7% Black and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 33.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 10.7% (Census ACS).
Southampton Road (45%), Abner Gibbs (43%) and Highland (35%) lead the elementary schools; Westfield Middle School (37%) and Westfield Intermediate School (34%) lead the middle schools; Westfield High (47%) and Westfield Technical Academy (35%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,117/month, 29% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Westfield is $87,753 a year, 2% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Westfield, median rent is $1,117/month and the median home value is $325,100 (Census ACS).
Westfield reported 1.9 violent crimes and 8.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 20°F; there are 79 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 50 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Westfield are inland flooding (93), drought (86) and ice storm (83), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.18g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Westfield, 5.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).