Whately
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Outdoors in Whately
Parks & trails →Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1907–1915
GD&N trolley and Mount Sugarloaf postcard, 1907–1915
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About Whately
Town in Massachusetts, United StatesWhately (; 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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Housing in Whately
The typical Whately home is worth about $539,000, up 0.7% in a year, 19% below the Massachusetts typical home.
Safety in Whately
Safety Grade A
Whately reports less crime per resident than 85% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Whately
Full picture →Most working residents leave Whately for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Amherst Town (15%), Northampton (11%) and Deerfield (7%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
Health in Whately
Health Grade A
Healthier than 86% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Massachusetts
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 23 are too close to call.
What stands out
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Natural hazards in Whately
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Whately
Full climate →Whately has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 46 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Whately
All Whately schools →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.
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.
Whately’s library
Library details →Where Whately is
Explore map →Imported town boundary