US 1901 New York Machine Cancel to Turners Falls MA Cover front, 1900s
Turners Falls’s story
158 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and 6 maps from 1890 on.
- 1868Turners Falls is founded
Turners FallsMA
This town of 4,124 people was founded in 1868.
3 bordering townsMap →
Photo: ScotteKane · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
4,124
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$330K
+3.3% in a year
Household income
$55K
median
Median age
42.9
years
Jobs based here
1,199
A commuter town
Is Turners Falls a good place to live?
Among 284 Massachusetts towns, just 3 have a lower typical household income than Turners Falls. Turners Falls’ trail network density is 1.4 miles per square mile, against 1.8 in Massachusetts’ towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. We don’t grade Turners Falls yet; the figures below are still real.
A commuter town
93% of working residents leave Turners Falls for work
Where Turners Falls’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
1,199jobs based in Turners Falls
7%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Nearby attractions
All 123 attractions →Springfield Armory National Historic Site and 54 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Turners Falls. Close and well known come first.
34 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
21 mi LakeQuabbin Reservoir
29 mi MountainMount Monadnock
31 mi MountainMount Greylock
39 mi Theme parkSix Flags New England
34 mi MuseumClark Art InstituteSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Springfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Quabbin Reservoir: engineerchange, CC BY 2.0 · Mount Monadnock: Jonwmcinenrey, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount Greylock: Jstergis, CC BY 3.0 · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain · Clark Art Institute: Daderot, Public domain
Getting set up
Moving to Turners Falls: who provides what
Turners Falls is unincorporated, so Franklin County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerEversource21.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterTurners Falls Water DeptNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesFranklin CountyFranklin County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Massachusetts you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 10 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereMontague Town ClerkTown of Montague; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP code0137601376 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Turners Falls.
Housing
A typical Turners Falls home is worth about $330K
The midpoint rent for Turners Falls comes to $1,116 a month. Typical home values rose 3.3% in the year to September 2026. Turners Falls: 56% of households own their home.
$330KZillow home value
| Turners Falls | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 79% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,116 a month | $1,683 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Turners Falls$330K
Massachusetts$655K
+3.3%
value change, 1 year
4
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Work & commute
A smaller share of workers work from home in Turners Falls than in most of Massachusetts or the rest of the country
The top destinations are Greenfield (17%), Montague (13%) and Amherst Town (6%). The mean commuting time in Turners Falls is 18 minutes. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 71, to 1,199. Most people who work leave Turners Falls to do it: just 7% work in town.
7%work in town
| Turners Falls | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 6.6% | 18% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.1% | 9.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Turners Falls7%
Greenfield17%
Montague13%
Amherst Town6%
Northampton6%
16 mi
median commute distance
1,199
jobs based in Turners Falls
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Turners Falls: snowy winters and pleasant summers
Expect cold, snowy winters and warm summers in Turners Falls, with plenty of rain. Summer afternoons peak near 85° in July, and January nights bottom out around 15°; snowfall runs to about 46 inches a winter.
46″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter18–37°
Spring35–59°
Summer58–82°
Fall40–62°
Oct 11
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Outdoors
Protected land: 9.9% of Turners Falls
Walkers can cover 3.1 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
9.9%conserved
9.9%
conserved · 145 of 1,463 acres
3.1 mi
of trails · 1.3 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Unity Park | 0.1 mi | 9 |
| 2. Peskeomskut Park | 0.2 mi | 3 |
| 3. Connecticut River Greenway State Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Health
How healthy Turners Falls is
5.8% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Turners Falls. Among adults in the town, 15% report frequent physical distress and 18% report frequent mental distress.
| Turners Falls | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 33% | 33% |
32 measures vs. Massachusetts
0 better22 too close to call10 worse
| What stands out | Turners Falls | MA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 5.9% |
| More smokers | 15.1% | 11.3% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 8.8% | 7% |
Baystate Franklin Medical Center
1.7 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards
Turners Falls has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
70% of Turners Falls’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 9%. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 54% of U.S. communities.
54risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesHurricanes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Turners Falls
16pages on Turners Falls
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Turners Falls
Greenfield Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Greenfield3.8 mi$5,810 in-state tuitionUniversity of Massachusetts-AmherstUniversity or college · Public · Amherst14.6 mi$17,772 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Turners Falls residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Massachusetts.
About Turners Falls
Census-designated place in Massachusetts, United States
Turners Falls is an unincorporated village and census-designated place in the town of Montague in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,512 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its name is often used as a metonym for the entire town of Montague, for which it is the business district and comprises more than half the population.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 243 ft
- ZIP code
- 01376
Turners Falls’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Turners Falls.
MontagueGreenfieldGillTurners Falls
How the neighbors grade
| Town | MA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turners Falls | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montague | #258 | D | C− | C+ | D | B+ |
| Greenfield | #274 | D | C− | C− | D− | B |
| Gill | — | — | C− | B+ | D | A− |
Gill has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Turners Falls isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Turners Falls with a neighbor →
Questions about Turners Falls
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Turners Falls, MA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Turners Falls yet; the figures below are still real.