West Springfield

Nickname: "West Side"
Official Website: www.west-springfield.ma.us
County: Hampden
Region: Springfield & Westfield Areas
Year Settled: 1660
Incorporated as a Town: 1774
Incorporated as a City: 2001
Land Area: 16.8 sq. miles
Population Density: 1,666 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 27,899
Estimated Population for 2006: 27,849
Racial makeup of population: [+] show

88.4%	White
1.9%	Black
5.8%	Hispanic
2.0%	Asian
0.2%	Native American
1.8%	Other

Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $120,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $200,000
Poverty: 11.9%
Violent Crime Index: 35 (average)
Property Crime Index: 58 (high)

Footnotes and sources of data

Click map to open Google road map