10 Best Places to Retire in Massachusetts

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2. Hampden

Score: 30

Median home price: $173,800

Cost of living index: 110.2

Average commute time: 22.38

Crime rate: 53

Doctors per 100K: 281

Over in Hampden County, there are some 463,000 residents, according to the 2010 census. The county borders Connecticut on one of its sides. If you’re interested in guns, you can visit the Springfield Armory National Historic Site, which was the primary center for firearms manufacture from the 1700s until 1968.

The median home price is close to $174,000, and the cost of living index is 110.2, which is quite ok compared to other areas.

Best Places to Retire in Massachusetts

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