Belchertown, MA

Massachusetts · Hampshire County · Amherst Town-Northampton Metro

Belchertown is a small town in Massachusetts with a population of 2,299. Residents earn $68,393 per year, which is 9% below the national average.

3.4 /5.0

B Good

2,299 Population 457/sq mi density

$68,393 Median Income $51,319 per capita

$331,500 Home Value $457,924 Zillow

$913 Median Rent 31.9% income on rent

48°F Avg Temperature 246 sunny days/yr

105 Violent Crime/100K 362 property/100K

Overall

3.4 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

Economy

4.1 / 5.0

$68,393 median income, 0.6% unemployment

B+

Affordability

3.9 / 5.0

$331,500 home value, $913/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

105 violent crimes/100K (72% below avg)

Education

4.4 / 5.0

42.5% bachelor's degree or higher

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2 reported haunted locations found near Belchertown, MA.

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Belchertown State School	Doors unlocked and propped open slam shut and lock. Running footsteps, screams and cries can be heard throughout the building. Temperatures fluctuate between extremes in a matter of minutes. There is also a part of the property near the woods that surrounds the school where nothing grows. There are now no trespassing signs around the property.
State School	the state school used to be a mental institution that often had very unfair and cruel treatment to it's inhabitants. there’s an old story of how two people, who were not mentally retarded, but only had low intelligence, fell very deeply in love, but were kept away from each other because back then, it was considered to be wrong for people with mental disorders to marry or date or have children. they would sneak to each other in the night and leave love notes and whisper to each other throug...

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Belchertown State School

Doors unlocked and propped open slam shut and lock. Running footsteps, screams and cries can be heard throughout the building. Temperatures fluctuate between extremes in a matter of minutes. There is also a part of the property near the woods that surrounds the school where nothing grows. There are now no trespassing signs around the property.

State School

the state school used to be a mental institution that often had very unfair and cruel treatment to it's inhabitants. there’s an old story of how two people, who were not mentally retarded, but only had low intelligence, fell very deeply in love, but were kept away from each other because back then, it was considered to be wrong for people with mental disorders to marry or date or have children. they would sneak to each other in the night and leave love notes and whisper to each other throug...

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