Best places to live in the Springfield, Massachusetts metro area

Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Springfield, Massachusetts metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.

- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 10,164

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#25. Somers

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#24. Hampden

- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 4,937

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#23. Hazardville

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 6,482

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#22. Chicopee

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 55,213

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#21. Ludlow

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 20,846

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#20. North Granby

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 1,510

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#19. Southwood Acres

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 8,154

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#18. Granby

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 6,088

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#17. Southwick

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 9,222

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#16. Easthampton

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 16,103

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#15. Westfield

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 40,673

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#14. Agawam

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 28,510

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#13. West Springfield

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 28,635

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#12. Suffield

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 15,636

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#11. East Longmeadow

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 16,368

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#10. Belchertown

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 15,366

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#9. Salmon Brook

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 2,229

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#8. South Hadley

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 17,410

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#7. Southampton

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 6,212

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#6. Granby

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 11,020

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#5. Wilbraham

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 14,551

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#4. Hadley

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 5,299

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#3. Northampton

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 28,640

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#2. Longmeadow

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 15,724

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#1. Pelham

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 1,332