Sandisfield, Massachusetts

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Population in July 2008: 848. Population change since 2000: +2.9%

Males: 454	(53.6%)
Females: 394	(46.4%)

Median resident age:	44.7 years
Massachusetts median age:	36.5 years

Zip codes: 01255.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $55,691 (it was $45,972 in 2000)

Sandisfield:	$55,691
Massachusetts:	$62,365

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $36,529

Sandisfield:	$36,529
Massachusetts:	$32,822

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $262,804 (it was $157,300 in 2000)

Sandisfield:	$262,804
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $369,170; Detached houses: $358,913; Townhouses or other attached units: $913,705; In 2-unit structures: $230,556
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Races in Sandisfield:

White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
Two or more races (2.1%)
American Indian (1.8%)
Hispanic (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Sandisfield: 94.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (16.7%), Irish (15.7%), German (14.2%), Italian (12.0%), French (10.4%), United States (7.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1762

Elevation: 1577 feet

Land area: 52.3 square miles.

Population density: 16 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Sandisfield

High school or higher: 83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 13.9%
Unemployed: 1.7%
Mean travel time to work: 37.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sandisfield town

Never married: 17.5%
Now married: 68.0%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 5.5%
Divorced: 7.2%

21 residents are foreign born (1.8% Europe, 0.4% Africa, 0.4% North America).

This town:	2.5%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Sandisfield, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Sandisfield to the number of sex offenders is 848 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Sandisfield:	0.8% ($1,200)
Massachusetts:	1.3% ($2,336)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chicopee, MA (27.2 miles , pop. 54,653).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Brookhaven, NY (88.5 miles , pop. 448,248).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (96.3 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Tolland, MA (2.3 miles ), Otis, MA (2.3 miles ), New Marlborough, MA (2.6 miles ), Monterey, MA (2.8 miles ), Colebrook, CT (3.0 miles ), Blandford, MA (3.1 miles ), Norfolk, CT (3.2 miles ), Tyringham, MA (3.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $129,600
1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $97,000
1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $62,900
1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $143,600
2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $225,200
2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $113,300
2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $144,000
2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $158,500
2004: 14 buildings, average cost: $200,600
2005: 16 buildings, average cost: $212,000
2006: 8 buildings, average cost: $257,500
2007: 7 buildings, average cost: $323,600
2008: 10 buildings, average cost: $260,800

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Latitude: 42.12 N, Longitude: 73.11 W

Area code: 413

Sandisfield household income distribution

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Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	6.7%
Massachusetts:	8.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (27%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Paper (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (33%)
Educational services (10%)
Public administration (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Construction laborers (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Carpenters (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

Average climate in Sandisfield, Massachusetts

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Sandisfield-area historical tornado activity is above Massachusetts state average. It is 27% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/29/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.6 miles away from the Sandisfield town center killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 8/28/1973, a category 4 tornado 17.2 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 36 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Sandisfield-area historical earthquake activity is below Massachusetts state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 87.4 miles away from Sandisfield center
On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 45.7 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/2000 at 04:02:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 15.2 miles away from the city center
On 10/2/1994 at 14:36:36, a magnitude 3.3 (3.1 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 48.9 miles away from Sandisfield center
On 7/24/2007 at 01:56:48, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 2.7 LG, Depth: 9.3 mi) earthquake occurred 61.4 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 76.3 miles away from Sandisfield center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Sandisfield:

FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA)
CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; TORRINGTON, CT)
NORTH ADAMS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; NORTH ADAMS, MA)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sandisfield:

WESTFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 15 miles; WESTFIELD, MA; Full-time enrollment: 4,058)
HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; HOLYOKE, MA; FT enrollment: 3,747)
SPRINGFIELD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,026)
SMITH COLLEGE (about 28 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA; FT enrollment: 3,053)
MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE (about 29 miles; SOUTH HADLEY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,029)
SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE (about 29 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,176)
UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD (about 30 miles; WEST HARTFORD, CT; FT enrollment: 5,557)

Library in Sandisfield:

SANDISFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $8,823; Location: RTE. 57; 4,801 books; 28 audio materials; 110 video materials)

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Notable locations in Sandisfield: Free Quarter (A), West New Boston Town Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Beech Plain Cemetery (1), Roberts Cemetery (2), Montville Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Mirror Lake (A), Marguerite, Lake (B), Spectacle Ponds (C), Atwater Pond (D), Morley Swamp Reservoir (E), Abbey Lake (F), Gilder Pond (G), Lower Spectacle Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spectacle Pond Brook (A), Haley Brook (B), Riiska Brook (C), Moody Brook (D), Clam River (E), Buck River (F), Thorp Brook (G), Cherry Brook (H), Silver Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Sandisfield Post Office (A), West New Boston Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Sandisfield and their reported violations in the past:

NEW BOSTON NURSING HOME (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-18-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAY-30-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-02-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (MAY-30-2000)

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Massachusetts:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	65.1%
Whole state:	64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.6%
Whole state:	5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	2.4%
Whole state:	9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	0.6%
Whole state:	4.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sandisfield, MA

48 people in nursing homes
2 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Sandisfield compared to Massachusetts state average:

Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (49%) Wood (30%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) Electricity (5%) Utility gas (3%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Sandisfield

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Episcopal Church	United Church of Christ	United Methodist Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	77.0%	4.1%	4.1%	2.9%	2.5%
Congregations	28.2%	11.5%	16.0%	7.6%	7.6%

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Assemblies of God	National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	1.0%	0.8%	0.6%	0.4%	6.6%
Congregations	1.5%	2.3%	6.1%	0.8%	18.3%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

3.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($51,107 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.71%
Massachusetts average:	6.31%

0.19% of residents moved from foreign countries ($561 average AGI)
Berkshire County: 0.19%
Massachusetts average: 0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Hampden County, MA	0.23% ($35,441 average AGI)
from Middlesex County, MA	0.15% ($73,234)
from Columbia County, NY	0.12% ($36,952)

4.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,132 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.39%
Massachusetts average:	6.91%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,035 average AGI)
Berkshire County: 0.08%
Massachusetts average: 0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Middlesex County, MA	0.23% ($35,108 average AGI)
to Hampden County, MA	0.21% ($36,750)
to Hampshire County, MA	0.20% ($30,755)

Strongest AM radio stations in Sandisfield:

WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WSBS (860 AM; 3 kW; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; Owner: BERKSHIRE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WHYN (560 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
WACE (730 AM; 5 kW; CHICOPEE, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORP.)
WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WUHN (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: WEINER BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sandisfield:

WAMQ (105.1 FM; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; Owner: WAMC)
WAMC-FM (90.3 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WAMC)
WHVP (91.1 FM; HUDSON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
WHYN-FM (93.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WAQY (102.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WRCH (100.5 FM; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WRNX (100.9 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RADIO COMPANY)
WBEC-FM (105.5 FM; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
WSGG (89.3 FM; NORFOLK, CT; Owner: REVIVAL CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
WTIC-FM (96.5 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WPKX (97.9 FM; ENFIELD, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WWUH (91.3 FM; WEST HARTFORD, CT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD)
WUPE (95.9 FM; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: WEINER BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCCC-FM (106.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MARLIN BROADCASTING, LLC)
WAMK (90.9 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: W A M C)
WJMJ (88.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ST. THOMAS SEMINARY)
WFGB (89.7 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
WPDH (101.5 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKZE-FM (98.1 FM; SALISBURY, CT; Owner: JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
WFCR (88.5 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)

TV broadcast stations around Sandisfield:

WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
W11BJ (Channel 11; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS SITE MANAGEMENT LLC)
WTXX (Channel 20; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: WTXX INC.)
WUVN (Channel 18; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
WVIT (Channel 30; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC)
WEDH (Channel 24; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
WWLP (Channel 22; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: WWLP BROADCASTING, LLC)
WFSB (Channel 3; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
W67DF (Channel 67; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WHCT-LP (Channel 38; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)

Sandisfield, Massachusetts:

Fatal accident count: 13
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 19
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
Fatalities: 15
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 28
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Massachusetts average:

Fatal accident count: 88
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 122
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 29
Fatalities: 94
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 201
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10

See more detailed statistics of Sandisfield fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 20
Total length: 37 meters (121ft)
Total costs: $9,412,000
Total average daily traffic: 10,810
Total average daily truck traffic: 845
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 17,073

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1930-1939: 9
1940-1949: 0
1950-1959: 7
1960-1969: 3
1970-1979: 0
1980-1989: 0
1990-1999: 0
2000-2009: 1

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Sandisfield, MA

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

STATION, Lat: 42.166750 Lon: -73.082861, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WNTR722
Assigned Frequencies : 956.306 MHz
Grant Date: 04/30/2008, Expiration Date: 06/30/2018
Registrant: Utilties Telecom Council, 1901 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw Suite 500, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 872-0030, Fax: (202) 872-1331, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: N1MVN, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 06/16/1992, Expiration Date: 06/16/2002, Cancelation Date: 06/17/2004
Registrant: Frank W Dwyer, Hc 66 Box 49, Sandisfield, MA 01255
Call Sign: N2KJN, Previous Call Sign: KB2JCE, Licensee ID: L00266690
Grant Date: 05/10/1994, Expiration Date: 05/10/2004, Cancelation Date: 08/02/2002, Certifier: Peter B Levine
Registrant: Peter B Levine, 97 N Main St, Sandisfield, MA 01255
Call Sign: KJ1N, Previous Call Sign: N2KJN, Licensee ID: L00266690
Grant Date: 08/02/2002, Expiration Date: 08/02/2012, Certifier: Peter B Levine
Registrant: Peter B Levine, 97 N Main St, Sandisfield, MA 01255

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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