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About Holyoke
City in Massachusetts, United StatesHolyoke () is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, that lies between the western bank of the Connecticut River and the Mount Tom Range. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 38,248. Located 8 miles (13 km) north of Springfield, Holyoke is part of the Springfield Metropolitan Area, one of the two distinct metropolitan areas in Massachusetts. Holyoke is among the early planned industrial cities in the United States. Built in tandem with the Holyoke Dam to utilize the water power of Hadley Falls, it is one of a handful of cities in New England built on the grid plan. During the late 19th century the city produced an estimated 80% of the writing paper used in th…
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Housing in Holyoke
The typical Holyoke home is worth about $334,000, up 4.3% in a year, 49% below the Massachusetts typical home.
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Safety in Holyoke
Safety Grade D-
Holyoke reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 98% report less.
Schools in Holyoke
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The public schools Holyoke’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 96% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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