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Leverett’s best subject grades are an A for health, an A− for safety, and an A+ for the outdoors; its weakest is a D for cost of living. 35% of residents are 65 or older in Leverett, against 19% in Massachusetts’ towns and 18% across U.S. towns. No town among the 284 in Massachusetts we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Leverett. 37% of the land in Leverett is conserved, above both the Massachusetts town median (19%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Leverett has 6 places on the National Register. Paul C. Jones Working Forest, at 3,019 acres with 16.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Leverett has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Leverett beats most towns.
Leverett Center Historic District
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1916.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Massachusetts), ordered by how far Leverett is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Leverett. Close and well known come first.
12 mi LakeQuabbin Reservoir
25 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
33 mi MountainMount Monadnock
37 mi MountainMount Greylock
31 mi Theme parkSix Flags New England
7 mi MuseumEmily Dickinson MuseumQuabbin Reservoir: engineerchange, CC BY 2.0 · Springfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Mount Monadnock: Jonwmcinenrey, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount Greylock: Jstergis, CC BY 3.0 · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain · Emily Dickinson Museum: Daderot, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Leverett, 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 Leverett.
Leverett beats the Massachusetts average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 24% of adults have obesity in Leverett.
| Leverett | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 28% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 82% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Leverett | MA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.3% | 12.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.8% | 11.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.1% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Leverett school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leverett ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 137 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MA on state tests and graduation
67 miles of trail in 45 parks and preserves. Leverett’s trail density is 2.9 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Paul C. Jones Working Forest | 16.6 mi | 3,019 |
| 2. Cave Hill Conservation Area | 2.6 mi | 103 |
| 3. Smith Conservation Restriction | 1.5 mi | 115 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The violent crime rate in Leverett is 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Leverett | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.8 per 1,000 residents | 4.9 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Most working residents leave Leverett for work: only 2% work in town. 29% of Leverett workers work from home. The top destinations are Amherst Town (16%), Northampton (7%) and Greenfield (5%).
| Leverett | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 29% | 18% | 11% |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $120,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Leverett home is worth about $517,000, up 3.9% in a year, 21% below the Massachusetts typical home.
| Leverett | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 79% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,389 a month | $1,683 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Leverett has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 15° and about 46 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Leverett.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
6 within 15 miles of the center of Leverett
About 2 of every 100 Leverett residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Massachusetts.
Where Leverett’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 places in Leverett on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Leverett.
Town in Massachusetts, United States
Leverett is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,865 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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2 towns share a border with Leverett.
| Town | MA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leverett | — | — | D | A− | B | A |
| Sunderland | #194 | B− | D− | B+ | B− | A |
| Amherst Town | – | A− | D− | A− | B | A |
Leverett has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Compare Leverett with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. That is 6.9 years of the area's median household income ($74,907 across the Greenfield, MA area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
3 notable people were born here, including Erastus Salisbury Field and Ellen Gilbert.
