Longmeadow is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 15,633 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Longmeadow is the 120th largest community in Massachusetts.

Longmeadow is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 91.98% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Longmeadow is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Longmeadow who work in management occupations (15.26%), sales jobs (14.94%), and healthcare (12.76%).

Also of interest is that Longmeadow has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Longmeadow is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Longmeadow is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Longmeadow's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

For most residents of Longmeadow, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 98.4% of people in Longmeadow drive alone to work on most days, making Longmeadow 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 Longmeadow's landscape.

Longmeadow is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Longmeadow Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Longmeadow, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Longmeadow is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 60.71% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Longmeadow in 2000 was $38,949, which is wealthy relative to Massachusetts and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $155,796 for a family of four. However, Longmeadow contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Longmeadow home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Longmeadow is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Longmeadow include Irish, Italian, Polish, English, Russian, French Canadian, German, Greek, and French.

The most common language spoken in Longmeadow is English.