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The median home value in Hampden County, MA is $357,811 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.9% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$357,811
Year-over-Year
+3.9%
National Rank
#624 of 3071
Hampden County ranks 14th out of 14 counties in MA by median home price, and is +52.7% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within MA, the typical county has a median home value of $694,439, making Hampden County -48.5% below the MA state median.
Households here earn a median of $71,306 a year against a typical home value of $357,811 — a price-to-income ratio of 5.0×, past the 5× level generally described as severely unaffordable. That is less affordable than roughly 83% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Hampden County recorded a violent crime rate of 680 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,336 per 100,000.
Based on 9 reporting cities covering 326,938 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Hampden County is $357,811. That's up 3.9% from a year earlier. That is about 52.7% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Hampden County the 14th most expensive of 14 counties in Massachusetts.
Median household income here is $71,306, so a typical home costs about 5.0× annual household earnings — expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Hampden County recorded 680 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 326,938 residents across 9 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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