Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Trash day: look up yoursFor most people who can afford it, yes. East Longmeadow grades B overall, ranked 159th of 282 in Massachusetts. The median household earns $107K. Residents are healthier than 85% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $425K for a typical one and 6 times the Springfield metro’s $71K median household income. East Longmeadow’s trail density is 0.6 miles per square mile, where Massachusetts’ towns sit at 1.8 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Only 22 of Massachusetts’ 325 towns score lower on history. East Longmeadow is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 78% of U.S. towns.
Where East Longmeadow beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,187 in 1900, 16,430 in 2020. The archive holds 13 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and 7 maps from 1886 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Massachusetts), ordered by how far East Longmeadow is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Longmeadow. Close and well known come first.
5 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
Big draw34 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
6 mi Theme parkSix Flags New England
23 mi LakeQuabbin Reservoir
22 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena
22 mi Stadium & arenaPratt & Whitney StadiumSpringfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Lake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain · Quabbin Reservoir: engineerchange, CC BY 2.0 · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in East Longmeadow, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in East Longmeadow.
East Longmeadow trades workers with Springfield and other neighbors, is safe by national standards but not by Massachusetts’s and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Massachusetts.
Within Massachusetts it is less healthy than 54% of the 279 graded towns: Massachusetts sets a high bar. Its widest gap with Massachusetts is tooth loss: 7.6% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 11.9% statewide.
83% of East Longmeadow adults had a checkup this year, above both Massachusetts’ towns (82%) and U.S. towns (79%). 10% of adults smoke cigarettes in East Longmeadow. East Longmeadow beats the Massachusetts average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| East Longmeadow | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 82% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 11% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 35% |
| What stands out | East Longmeadow | MA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.6% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.3% | 12.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.4% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the East Longmeadow school district. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is East Longmeadow High, with 753 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birchland ParkLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 590 | B |
| East Longmeadow HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 753 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MA on state tests and graduation
87% of East Longmeadow households own their home. The typical East Longmeadow home is worth about $425,000, up 3.7% in a year, 35% below the Massachusetts typical home. East Longmeadow’s median rent is $1,337 a month.
| East Longmeadow | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 79% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,337 a month | $1,683 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
East Longmeadow has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 52 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
East Longmeadow has about as many jobs (7,695) as working residents, but only 1,055 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 22.6 minutes, against 29.1 across Massachusetts.
Most working residents leave East Longmeadow for work: only 14% work in town. The average trip to work in East Longmeadow is 23 minutes. The top destinations are Springfield (26%), West Springfield Town (4%) and Chicopee (4%).
| East Longmeadow | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $107,000 | $120,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 9.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
7.9 miles of trail in 24 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Heritage Park, at 64 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Heritage Park | 0.3 mi | 64 |
| 2. Hoover Quarry Conserv. Area | — | 64 |
| 3. Kenmore Conservation Area | — | 39 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 22.3 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 81% of Massachusetts’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 263 to 239 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in East Longmeadow.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Massachusetts average. 49% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 47% across Massachusetts.
| East Longmeadow | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 49% | 47% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 43.7 years | 43.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.1 points. Across Massachusetts, 51.1% of residents are women.
| East Longmeadow | MA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.2% | 10.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.1% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.2% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.1% | 14% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.2% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.8% | 10.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.3% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.3% | 8.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.3% | 22.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.2% | 14.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.9% | 7.5% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.9% | 25.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 22.4% | 21.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
9 within 15 miles of the center of East Longmeadow
About 7 of every 100 East Longmeadow residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Massachusetts.
3 places in East Longmeadow on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in East Longmeadow.
Town in Massachusetts, United States
East Longmeadow is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Pioneer Valley region of Western Massachusetts. It had a population of 16,430 at the 2020 census. East Longmeadow is 5 mi (8.0 km) southeast of downtown Springfield, part of the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is 25 mi (40 km) north of Hartford, 88 mi (142 km) southwest of Boston, and 142 mi (229 km) northeast of New York City. The development of East Longmeadow around the turn-of-the century was largely reliant on the brownstone quarrying industry. The industry brought many Swedish immigrants, formerly of Connecticut, along with large French and Italian populations to the area. These immigrants …
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2 towns share a border with East Longmeadow.
| Town | MA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Longmeadow | #159 | B | D | C+ | B+ | A |
| Springfield | #281 | D− | C− | D | D | D |
| Longmeadow | #88 | A− | D− | A− | A− | A |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. East Longmeadow grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #159 of 282 in Massachusetts. It grades A for health, C+ for safety and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Massachusetts has less crime than most states, so among its own towns East Longmeadow sits nearer the middle.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
6 notable people were born here, including Victoria Aveyard and Nick Ahmed.
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