Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The best of Williamsburg’s subject grades are an A for health and an A− for incomes and walkability; the weakest is a C for cost of living. 61% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Williamsburg, against 47% in Massachusetts’ towns and 29% across U.S. towns. 29% of the land in Williamsburg is conserved, above both Massachusetts’ towns (19%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Williamsburg has 2 places on the National Register. Only 4 of Massachusetts’ 325 towns score higher on civic life. Williamsburg has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Williamsburg beats most towns.
Haydenville Historic District
Census counts: 1,049 in 1790, 2,504 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1899 and 7 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 Williamsburg is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Williamsburg. Close and well known come first.
23 mi National Historic SiteSpringfield Armory National Historic Site14K visitors a year
22 mi LakeQuabbin Reservoir
27 mi MountainMount Greylock
27 mi Theme parkSix Flags New England
30 mi TheatreTanglewood
33 mi MuseumNorman Rockwell MuseumSpringfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Quabbin Reservoir: engineerchange, CC BY 2.0 · Mount Greylock: Jstergis, CC BY 3.0 · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain · Tanglewood: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Norman Rockwell Museum: User:Rmrfstar, CC BY 2.5
Who provides power, water and the rest in Williamsburg, 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 Williamsburg.
Williamsburg beats the Massachusetts average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 24% of Williamsburg adults have obesity.
| Williamsburg | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 28% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 82% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 19% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Williamsburg | MA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.5% | 11.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.5% | 12.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.5% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Williamsburg school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne T. Dunphy SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 111 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MA on state tests and graduation
39 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. The trail density in Williamsburg is 1.5 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Graves Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, 523 acres with 1.7 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Old Wolf Hill Conservation Area | 2.2 mi | 246 |
| 2. Graves Farm Wildlife Sanctuary | 1.7 mi | 523 |
| 3. Bradley Property | 1.4 mi | 41 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Williamsburg’s violent crime rate is 0.8 per 1,000 residents.
| Williamsburg | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.8 per 1,000 residents | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.5 per 1,000 residents | 4.9 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Most working residents leave Williamsburg for work: only 6% work in town. 2.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Williamsburg. Jobs based in Williamsburg grew to 473 in 2023, 34 more than in 2013.
| Williamsburg | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.3% | 6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $120,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.1% | 9.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Williamsburg home is worth about $441,000, up 2.2% in a year, 33% below the Massachusetts typical home.
| Williamsburg | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 79% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,420 a month | $1,683 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Williamsburg has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 14° and about 46 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities. Since 1999, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Williamsburg.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
7 within 15 miles of the center of Williamsburg
About 6 of every 100 Williamsburg residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Massachusetts.
Where Williamsburg’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Williamsburg on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Massachusetts, United States
Williamsburg is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,504 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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4 towns share a border with Williamsburg.
| Town | MA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamsburg | — | — | C | A− | B | A |
| Whately | — | — | C | A− | B | A |
| Goshen | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hatfield | #130 | B+ | C− | A+ | C | A |
| Chesterfield | — | — | C+ | — | B− | A |
Williamsburg, Whately and Chesterfield have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Chesterfield reports no FBI crime data of its own. Goshen isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Williamsburg with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
That is 5.1 years of the area's median household income ($87,001 across the Amherst Town-Northampton, MA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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