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About Wales
Town in Massachusetts, United StatesWales is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,838 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Housing in Wales
The typical Wales home is worth about $360,000, up 5.7% in a year, 46% below the Massachusetts typical home.
Only 1 sale in April 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.
Safety in Wales
Safety Grade A+
Wales reports less crime per resident than 99% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Wales
All Wales schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Wales’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 74% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MA. Ratings are from neighbors.
Where Wales is
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