Heath, Massachusetts
Submit your own pictures of this town and show them to the world
- OSM Map
- General Map
- Google Map
- MSN Map
Population change since 2000: -12.3%
Males: 363 | (51.4%) |
Females: 343 | (48.6%) |
Median resident age: | 49.8 years |
Massachusetts median age: | 39.2 years |
Zip codes: 01346.
Heath: | $87,151 |
MA: | $94,488 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $45,142 (it was $24,777 in 2000)
Heath town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $304,185 (it was $122,400 in 2000)
Heath: | $304,185 |
MA: | $534,700 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $313,377; detached houses: $324,224; townhouses or other attached units: $284,225; in 2-unit structures: $287,978; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $183,938; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $249,762; mobile homes: $62,200
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Heath, MA
- 68096.3%White alone
- 121.7%Two or more races
- 101.4%Hispanic
- 30.4%Black alone
- 10.1%American Indian alone
Races in Heath detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Boston crime thread - all posts go here. (2499 replies) | |
Why is BPS so bad and what should be done to improve it? (589 replies) | |
And then there were two... (758 replies) | |
Bike Routes in Boston + Trip Tips (43 replies) | |
More shootings in Hyde Park (46 replies) | |
Gravestone stolen in Boston as advocates fear escalation in gang dispute (4 replies) |
Latest news from Heath, MA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Ancestries: English (19.5%), Irish (19.0%), Italian (16.4%), French (15.7%), German (14.9%), French Canadian (8.8%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated in 1785
Elevation: 1680 feet
Land area: 24.9 square miles.
Population density: 28 people per square mile (very low).
11 residents are foreign born
This town: | 1.4% |
Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
Heath town: | 1.3% ($1,617) |
Massachusetts: | 1.3% ($2,336) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chicopee, MA (37.2 miles , pop. 54,653).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (91.6 miles , pop. 589,141).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (138.0 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 42.68 N, Longitude: 72.82 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 413
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 1 building, cost: $300,000
- 2020: 2 buildings, average cost: $225,000
- 2018: 1 building, cost: $200,000
- 2017: 1 building, cost: $380,000
- 2016: 2 buildings, average cost: $250,000
- 2015: 2 buildings, average cost: $162,600
- 2013: 1 building, cost: $100,000
- 2012: 1 building, cost: $400,000
- 2011: 3 buildings, average cost: $227,700
- 2010: 1 building, cost: $258,000
- 2009: 1 building, cost: $217,900
- 2008: 1 building, cost: $57,400
- 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $264,000
- 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $145,300
- 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $297,400
- 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $233,100
- 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $131,300
- 2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $147,900
- 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $108,000
- 2000: 1 building, cost: $80,400
- 1999: 1 building, cost: $105,600
- 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $148,700
- 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $132,100
Here: | 2.5% |
Massachusetts: | 3.5% |
- Educational services (13.4%)
- Construction (10.4%)
- Health care (9.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.3%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.4%)
- Public administration (4.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.7%)
- Construction (18.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.2%)
- Educational services (6.2%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.5%)
- Utilities (4.3%)
- Public administration (3.9%)
- Educational services (22.7%)
- Health care (17.7%)
- Food & beverage stores (7.1%)
- Social assistance (6.6%)
- Public administration (4.0%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, souvenir, other miscellaneous stores (3.0%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (3.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4.2%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Registered nurses (3.3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.2%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.1%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.3%)
- Carpenters (4.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (3.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9.6%)
- Registered nurses (7.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.6%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.6%)
- Cashiers (5.1%)
Average climate in Heath, Massachusetts
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 65.9. This is about average.
City: | 65.9 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 23.8. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 12.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 23.8 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 6.74. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 12.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 6.74 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Heath-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 20% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/28/1973, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 35.6 miles away from the Heath town center killed 4 people and injured 36 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 6/9/1953, a category F4 tornado 36.1 miles away from the town center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Heath-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Massachusetts state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 116.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 134.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 132.9 miles away from Heath center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 83.7 miles away from the city center
On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi) earthquake occurred 126.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.7 miles away from Heath center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Franklin County (20) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 10
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 5, Hurricanes: 4, Snowstorms: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Blizzards: 2, Snows: 2, Snowfall: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Heath:
- ANCHORAGE NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; SHELBURNE, MA)
- CHARLENE MANOR EXTENDED CARE FACILITY (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; GREENFIELD, MA)
- HOSPICE OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, INC (Hospital, about 12 miles away; GREENFIELD, MA)
- FRANKLIN CENTER (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; GREENFIELD, MA)
- BUCKLEY-GREENFIELD HEALTHCARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; GREENFIELD, MA)
- HOME CARE PRN INC (Home Health Center, about 13 miles away; GREENFIELD, MA)
- GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES (Home Health Center, about 13 miles away; GREENFIELD, MA)
Operable nuclear power plant near Heath:
- 17 miles: Vermont Yankee in Vernon, VT.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Heath:
- Williams College (about 20 miles; Williamstown, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,141)
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst (about 26 miles; Amherst, MA; FT enrollment: 26,583)
- Smith College (about 27 miles; Northampton, MA; FT enrollment: 3,549)
- Mount Holyoke College (about 32 miles; South Hadley, MA; FT enrollment: 2,573)
- Keene State College (about 33 miles; Keene, NH; FT enrollment: 5,098)
- Holyoke Community College (about 35 miles; Holyoke, MA; FT enrollment: 4,911)
- Westfield State University (about 38 miles; Westfield, MA; FT enrollment: 5,548)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Heath Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: South Cemetery (1), Center Cemetery (2), Maple Grove Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Davenport Brook Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: West Branch Brook (A), Dickenson Brook (B), Davenport Brook (C), Carley Brook (D), Burrington Brook (E), Underwood Brook (F), Kinsman Brook (G), Heath Brook (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Birthplace of: William W. Snow - Politician.
This town: | 2.3 people |
Massachusetts: | 2.5 people |
This town: | 65.6% |
Whole state: | 63.0% |
This town: | 9.6% |
Whole state: | 7.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
This town: | 9.4% |
Whole state: | 9.3% |
This town: | 4.2% |
Whole state: | 4.4% |
For population 15 years and over in Heath:
- Never married: 22.9%
- Now married: 60.9%
- Separated: 3.3%
- Widowed: 4.4%
- Divorced: 8.5%
For population 25 years and over in Heath:
- High school or higher: 85.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.2%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 35.5 minutes
Here: | 11.1 |
Massachusetts average: | 13.1 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Heath, MA (based on Franklin County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 16,509 | 15 |
Mainline Protestant | 4,617 | 38 |
Evangelical Protestant | 2,079 | 20 |
Other | 1,580 | 21 |
None | 46,587 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 3.63 / 10,000 pop. |
Massachusetts: | 1.98 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Massachusetts: | 0.05 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.67 / 10,000 pop. |
Massachusetts: | 2.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Franklin County: | 3.21 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.77 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 8.10 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.76 / 10,000 pop. |
Franklin County: | 7.5% |
Massachusetts: | 8.1% |
Franklin County: | 22.2% |
Massachusetts: | 22.5% |
This county: | 15.1% |
Massachusetts: | 16.5% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Heath:
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WIZZ (1520 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GREENFIELD, MA; Owner: P. & M. RADIO, LLC)
- 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.)
- WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WHYN (560 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Heath:
- WAMC-FM (90.3 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WAMC)
- WPVQ (95.3 FM; GREENFIELD, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
- WVAY (100.7 FM; WILMINGTON, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
- WRSY (101.5 FM; MARLBORO, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
- WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WHAI (98.3 FM; GREENFIELD, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
- WMNB (100.1 FM; NORTH ADAMS, MA; Owner: BERKSHIRE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WRSI (93.9 FM; TURNERS FALLS, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
- WKVT-FM (92.7 FM; BRATTLEBORO, VT; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
- WYRY (104.9 FM; HINSDALE, NH; Owner: TRI-VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WZEC (97.5 FM; HOOSICK FALLS, NY; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
- WCMK (91.9 FM; PUTNEY, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
- WFCR (88.5 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
- WHDQ (106.1 FM; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
- WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
- WJJR (98.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WZRT (97.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WHYN-FM (93.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WEBK (105.3 FM; KILLINGTON, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Heath:
- W35BK (Channel 35; PLAINFIELD, MA; Owner: LYDIA SYLVANE STOCKWELL)
- WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
- WCDC-TV (Channel 19; ADAMS, MA; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF ALBANY, INC.)
- W38DL (Channel 38; ADAMS, ETC., MA; Owner: WNYT-TV, LLC)
Heath fatal accident list:
Sep 23, 2015 09:40 PM, Dell Road, Lat: 77.777700, Lon: 777.777700, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 31, 2004 06:00 PM, Sr-8a, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Dec 28, 1987 03:20 PM, No 9 Road, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 5Number of bridges
- 16ft / 5.0mTotal length
- $3,947,000Total costs
- 992Total average daily traffic
- 77Total average daily truck traffic
- 727Total future (year 2032) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
3- Call Sign: N1AMW, Grant Date: 04/12/1994, Expiration Date: 04/12/2004, Cancellation Date: 04/14/2006, Registrant: Robert T Markert, Hosmer Rd, Heath, MA 01346
- Call Sign: W1HPQ, Grant Date: 11/28/1995, Expiration Date: 11/28/2005, Cancellation Date: 11/29/2007, Registrant: Russell E Johnson, South Rd, Heath, MA 01346
- Call Sign: AB1JX, Licensee ID: L01448699, Grant Date: 09/11/2018, Expiration Date: 12/01/2028, Certifier: Alan R Corey, Registrant: Alan R Corey, 12 Schoolhouse Rd, Heath, MA 01346
FAA Registered Aircraft:
1- Aircraft: BURGESS GEORGE LOUIS OSPREY-II (Category: Amphibian, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 6190G, N6190G, N-6190G, Serial Number: 290, Certificate Issue Date: 07/06/2018
Registrant (Individual): Erich J Holan, Po Box 718, Heath, MA 01346
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 10/22/1975, Exported to: Canada
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Heath, MA
- 11169.4%Structure Fires
- 3320.6%Outside Fires
- 116.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 53.1%Other
- 52.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 25.4%Wood
- 13.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.7%Electricity
- 1.2%Utility gas
- 42.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 33.3%Wood
- 23.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Heath compared to Massachusetts state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.