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Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Trash & recyclingWest Springfield Town grades D overall, 269th of 282 graded towns in Massachusetts, mostly because of safety. Its crime rate is higher than 89% of U.S. towns, with 122 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. One bright spot: it has 54 miles of trail. West Springfield Town’s trail density is 3.1 miles per square mile, where Massachusetts’ towns sit at 1.8 and U.S. towns at 0.4. On health, just 23 of Massachusetts’ 321 towns do worse. West Springfield Watershed Land, at 1,359 acres with 34.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where West Springfield Town beats most towns.
Census counts: 2,367 in 1790, a low of 2,105 in 1860, 28,835 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1915 and 3 maps from 1886 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Massachusetts), ordered by how far West Springfield Town is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West Springfield Town. Close and well known come first.
4 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
6 mi Theme parkSix Flags New England
24 mi LakeQuabbin Reservoir
25 mi Stadium & arenaPeoplesBank Arena
4 mi Stadium & arenaMassMutual Center
25 mi Stadium & arenaPratt & Whitney StadiumSpringfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain · Quabbin Reservoir: engineerchange, CC BY 2.0 · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · MassMutual Center: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in West Springfield Town, 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 West Springfield Town.
West Springfield Town trades workers with Springfield and other neighbors, but it reports property crime at about twice the Massachusetts rate.
55 miles of trail in 11 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. West Springfield Watershed Land | 34.4 mi | 1,359 |
| 2. Mittineague Park | 5.8 mi | 339 |
| 3. East Mountain Wildlife Management Area | 0.5 mi | 18 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the West Springfield school district. Two of its 9 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Springfield MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 909 | C+ |
| West Springfield HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,231 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MA on state tests and graduation
Property crime runs at 23.6 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Massachusetts rate, most of it theft. Reported crimes fell from 1,056 to 807 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
West Springfield Town’s property crime rate is 23.6 per 1,000 residents, above both Massachusetts’ towns (4.9) and U.S. towns (9.9). West Springfield Town’s violent crime rate is 4.2 per 1,000 residents. West Springfield Town reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 89% report less.
| West Springfield Town | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 23.6 per 1,000 residents | 4.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.2 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical West Springfield Town home is worth about $362,000, up 4.7% in a year, 45% below the Massachusetts typical home. 59% of West Springfield Town households own their home.
| West Springfield Town | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 59% | 79% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,144 a month | $1,683 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
West Springfield Town has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. Among 283 Massachusetts towns, just 3 have a higher July high than West Springfield Town.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
West Springfield Town has about as many jobs (15,531) as working residents, but only 2,094 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 19.3 minutes, against 29.1 across Massachusetts.
Most working residents leave West Springfield Town for work: only 16% work in town. The average trip to work in West Springfield Town is 19 minutes. Jobs based in West Springfield Town fell to 15,531 in 2023, 952 fewer than in 2013.
| West Springfield Town | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $120,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Work from home | 10% | 18% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 15 flood insurance claims have been paid out in West Springfield Town.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
West Springfield Town beats the Massachusetts average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 36% of adults feel lonely in West Springfield Town.
| West Springfield Town | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 33% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 19% | 25% |
| What stands out | West Springfield Town | MA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.5% | 7% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 16.6% | 12.4% |
| More smokers | 14.8% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
12 within 15 miles of the center of West Springfield Town
About 6 of every 100 West Springfield Town residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Massachusetts.
2 places in West Springfield Town on the National Register of Historic Places.
13 notable people were born in West Springfield Town.
City in Massachusetts, United States
West Springfield is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 28,835 at the 2020 United States Census. The city is also known as "West Side", in reference to the fact that it is on the western side of the Connecticut River from Springfield, a fact which played a major part in the town's early history.
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5 towns share a border with West Springfield Town.
| Town | MA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Springfield Town | #269 | D | D | D | C | C+ |
| Agawam Town | #243 | C | C− | C+ | C | B+ |
| Chicopee | #271 | D | D | C− | C− | C |
| Westfield | #229 | C+ | C− | B | C | B |
| Springfield | #281 | D− | C− | D | D | D |
| Holyoke | #282 | D− | C− | D− | D− | D |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
West Springfield Town grades D overall, better than 7% of U.S. towns and #269 of 282 in Massachusetts. It grades C+ for health, D for safety and C for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
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.
13 notable people were born here, including Eugene Grazia and Miles Joseph.
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