Best PlacesWest Springfield Town, MA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Springfield Town, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
West Springfield Town ranks 1,202nd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in West Springfield Town
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
West Springfield Town's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Springfield Town ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 93% of cities
- Short commute19.3 minutes each way, better than 90% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than 83% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than 80% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than 77% of cities
Where West Springfield Town ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 6% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 20% of cities
- Local economyBetter than only 20% of cities
- Cheap childcare$1,385 a month, better than only 23% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in West Springfield Town
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Springfield Town home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $77,465, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses West Springfield Town's effective rate of 1.22%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in West Springfield Town
West Springfield Town's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for West Springfield Town.
Who works in West Springfield Town, and how
Work in West Springfield Town centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in West Springfield Town
West Springfield Town has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of cities and more parkland per resident than 91% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of West Springfield Town and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in West Springfield Town, month by month
West Springfield Town sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 28° | 18° |
| April | 63° | 48° | 36° |
| July | 88° | 74° | 62° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 41° |
Flying in and out of West Springfield Town
Bradley International sits about 12 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 3.3 million passengers in 2025, with 92 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around West Springfield Town
Schools across West Springfield Town average a B−, better than 51% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- John R FauseyB+ · 51% proficient
- MittineagueC · 34% proficient
- TathamC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Springfield MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
- Dupont MiddleD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- West Springfield HighB+ · 53% proficient
- Hampden Charter School Of Science WestC · 33% proficient
- Chicopee HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Springfield Town school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Springfield Town measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare West Springfield Town against the other 2,097 cities.
Who West Springfield Town suits
Families
Schools land around the 51st percentile and crime safety beats 66%.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in West Springfield Town
Is West Springfield Town a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Springfield Town ranks 1,202nd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on tree cover, short commutes, and walkability, and lowest on noise and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Springfield Town expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $322,198. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $77,465 median income, cost of living beats 20% of cities.
Is West Springfield Town safe?
Yes, West Springfield Town is safer than 66% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $312 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in West Springfield Town?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 39 with lows near 18. That works out to about 62 pleasant days a year, more than 11% of cities.
Is West Springfield Town good for families?
Schools beat 51% of cities, crime safety beats 66%, and childcare runs $1,385 a month.
Compare West Springfield Town with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Springfield Town. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Springfield Town represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
West Springfield Town detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Springfield Town: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Springfield Town: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Springfield Town: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Springfield Town: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Springfield Town detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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