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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Belchertown, MA Amherst, MA (East Village), Amherst, MA (North Amherst), Amherst, MA (South Amherst), Amherst, MA (Town Center), Hadley, MA, Pelham, MA, Shutesbury - Leverett Area, MA, South Hadley, MA (Thermopylae/Great Swamp), Wilbraham, MA (Mileoak Corner), Wilbraham, MA (Town Center)
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $283,523 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | low cost relative to MA, high cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Mobile homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, a few Rowhouses & attached homes |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Urban Sophisticates |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 8 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Upper middle income (well-above average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Government employees |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some Hispanic |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some French speaking, some Russian speaking, some Italian speaking |
School Rating Information
BELCHERTOWN School District
2,597 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
5 |
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| Better than: of MA school districts |
46.1% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
10 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
94.9% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 17 |
| STATE AVERAGE 13 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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| PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH |
PROFICIENT IN READING |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| BELCHERTOWN HIGH 142 SPRINGFIELD ROAD, BELCHERTOWN, MA 01007 (413) 323-9419 |
09-12 |
| CHESTNUT HILL COMMUNITY 59 STATE STREET, BELCHERTOWN, MA 01007 (413) 323-0437 |
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| CHESTNUT HILL COMMUNITY SCHOOL 59 STATE STREET, BELCHERTOWN, MA 01007 (413) 323-0437 |
04-06 |
| COLD SPRING 57 SOUTH MAIN STREET, BELCHERTOWN, MA 01007 (413) 323-0428 |
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| JABISH MIDDLE SCHOOL 62 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET, BELCHERTOWN, MA 01007 (413) 323-0433 |
07-08 |
| SWIFT RIVER ELEM 57 STATE STREET, BELCHERTOWN, MA 01007 (413) 323-0472 |
01-03 |
| TADGELL HALL 7 BERKSHIRE AVENUE, BELCHERTOWN, MA 01007 (413) 323-0483 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 92.4 | 73.5 |
| BLACK (%) | 1.4 | 8.4 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 2.5 | 13.1 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | NO DATA | 4.7 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 11.3 | 28.2 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $6,201 | $16,104,000 | 56.9 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $837 | $2,173,000 | 7.7 |
| STAFF | $402 | $1,045,000 | 3.7 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $124 | $321,000 | 1.1 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $392 | $1,018,000 | 3.6 |
| OPERATION | $1,074 | $2,788,000 | 9.8 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $492 | $1,278,000 | 4.5 |
| OTHER | $135 | $350,000 | 1.2 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $3,455 | $8,973,000 | 31.7 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,235 | $3,206,000 | 11.3 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $10,891 | $28,283,000 | 100.0 |
Belchertown EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Belchertown WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 31.5 |
| CHILDREN IN Belchertown LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 7.0 |
Belchertown Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO MA* |
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| Since 1990 |  84.34%
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About Belchertown
Belchertown is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 12,968 people and just one neighborhood, Belchertown is the 147th largest community in Massachusetts.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Belchertown is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Belchertown is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Belchertown who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.99%), sales jobs (11.61%), and management occupations (7.95%).
For most residents of Belchertown, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 97.5% of people in Belchertown drive alone to work on most days, making Belchertown a very car-oriented town. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Belchertown's landscape.
As is often the case in a small town, Belchertown doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
Belchertown Information and Demographics
In terms of college education, Belchertown is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.47% of adults in Belchertown have a college degree.
The per capita income in Belchertown in 2000 was $21,938, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $87,752 for a family of four.
The people who call Belchertown home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Belchertown is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Belchertown include Irish, French, French Canadian, Polish, English, Italian, and German.
The most common language spoken in Belchertown is English.
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