Monson CenterMA
Home to 1,613 people, this town lies in Massachusetts.
Is Monson Center a good place to live?
Only 3 of the 284 Massachusetts towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Monson Center. We don’t grade Monson Center yet; the figures below are still real.
96% of working residents leave Monson Center for work
Where Monson Center’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Monson Center.
Most of Monson Center’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Half of commuters travel less than 14 miles. Monson Center’s typical household income is $65,000, below both Massachusetts’ towns ($120,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Most people who work leave Monson Center to do it: just 4% work in town. In Monson Center, the average commute is 30 minutes.
| Monson Center | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $65,000 | $120,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Monson Center
Its midsummer high is 82°F, near the Massachusetts town median (83°F) and below the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Monson Center is
In Monson Center, a fifth of adults say their health is fair or poor. CDC measures, 32 in all: Monson Center beats Massachusetts on 1 and trails on 14. Among adults in the town, 16% report frequent physical distress and 18% report frequent mental distress.
| Monson Center | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 19% | 25% |
| What stands out | Monson Center | MA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 78.8% | 75.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.7% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Monson Center has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
For Monson Center, the risk rating from FEMA is 57 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 75% come from inland flooding and 12% from hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Monson Center sell for about $340K
Among households in Monson Center, 55% live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Monson Center
Lake Chaubunagungamaug and 80 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Monson Center. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
15 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
18 mi LakeQuabbin Reservoir
17 mi Theme parkSix Flags New England
30 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena
29 mi Stadium & arenaPratt & Whitney StadiumPhoto credits
Lake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Springfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Quabbin Reservoir: engineerchange, CC BY 2.0 · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
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Moving to Monson Center: who provides what
Monson Center is unincorporated, so Hampden County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Monson Center
About 5 of every 100 Monson Center residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Massachusetts.
About Monson Center
Census-designated place in Massachusetts, United States
Monson Center is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Monson in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, Monson Center had a population of 1,952. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 3.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 370 ft
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