The Best of Western Massachusetts
The Pioneer Valley stretches from the city of Springfield to the hilltowns bordering Vermont, encompassing a metropolitan area of more than half a million and the surrounding villages, former milltowns and farming communities that lie along the Connecticut River.
Life here can be summed up in two words: diversity and convenience.
Springfield boasts many of the amenities of larger cities, but with a more relaxed, small-town feeling.
Explore...
...or go hiking, kayaking, skiing, golfing, fly fishing, biking, x-country skiing or even scuba diving in the great outdoors.
It's easy to see why so many of our residents choose to stay on and make a life here!
About the Springfield Area
Population
Metro Area: 600,000
Springfield City: 157,000
MA sales tax 6.25%
Average home price
Metro Area: $87,300
County: $117,400
Average commute time 21 min
Average temperatures
January 27°
July 75°
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Fireworks in downtown Springfield
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Trivia
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It was the first city in the U.S. to be named Springfield.
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Basketball was invented here in 1891, using peach baskets and a soccer ball.
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It was chosen by General George Washington to be the site of the nation's first armory.
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It's the birthplace of Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel)
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