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Whately

A town of 1,499 people in Franklin County, Massachusetts
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Town in Massachusetts, United States
1672Established
1,607Population
20.7 sq miArea
289 ftElevation

Whately (; WAIT-lee) is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,607 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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ZIP code01093
Area code413
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Housing in Whately

$539K▲ 0.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Whately home is worth about $539,000, up 0.7% in a year, 19% below the Massachusetts typical home.

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Safety Grade A

Whately reports less crime per resident than 85% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Whately 2.5
Massachusetts 3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Whately 2.5
Massachusetts 10.4
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade B+

The public schools Whately’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 66% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

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