Pay and cost of living in Hampden County, MA
Across the 1 occupations we cover in Hampden County, MA, the middle median salary is $40,860 a year. Pay runs from $40,860 for Home Health and Personal Care Aides up to $40,860 for Home Health and Personal Care Aides, a spread of $0. Wages come from the Springfield, MA survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Hampden County, MA has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,421 a month and a two-bedroom $1,800. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $25,997 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $33,137 a year, and every one of the 1 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.
Housing, taxes and commute in Hampden County, MA
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Hampden County, MA, set beside the Massachusetts and national medians.
Median household income in Hampden County, MA is $71,306, 31% below the Massachusetts median of $103,960 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($17,052) equals 23.9% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $40,860, is 43% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Hampden County, MA pay a median of $4,455 a year in real estate taxes, 26% below the Massachusetts median of $5,992. With a median home value of $298,800, 47% below the Massachusetts median of $562,100, the ratio of the two medians is 1.49% a year.
Renters in Hampden County, MA pay a median gross rent of $1,136 a month in the Census survey, 36% below the Massachusetts median of $1,762. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,421; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Hampden County, MA who travel to a workplace spend an average of 22.7 minutes each way, 22% below the Massachusetts average of 29.1. 10.5% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.