Springfield, MA Reviews

A city on the upswing. - 10/14/2019
Springfield is experiencing a rejeuvenation. Does the city have issues? Of course, what medium-sized city doesn't? During the past year, a new $1 billion MGM casino/hotel/entertainment center has opened downtown. The city's street life and restaurants, although not perfect, have improved. Lots of interesting museums and sites are in close proximity including the Basketball Hall of Fame, the new-ish Dr. Seuss Museum and the Springfield Armory. A new transportation hub (Union Station) with much more frequent service to Southern New England, New York City and Washington DC recently opened. Many lovely neighborhoods close to downtown.

Again, not a perfect city, but it's on the upswing. BTW, police substations have been installed all over downtown. Read More

New resident, and I love it - 3/14/2017
This city has a bad rep that is unwarranted. I just bought a terrific little house in a quiet and friendly neighborhood. Everywhere I go in this town, people are friendlier than in the snotty Berkshires, where I lived for 25 years. It's also not the lily-white of that elitist enclave. I feel just as safe here as I did there. The city has a lot of pot holes, and it doesn't plow snow often, but I can live with those flaws. We also have one of the best hospitals in the state. My utilities are 25% of what they were in the Berkshires, so I don't know why the cost of living is so high. RE taxes are much lower. Car insurance is higher, but it is in any city.

Convenient to major airports, NYC, Boston, Northampton, shopping, restaurants, museums. Buy here now while it is still Read More

City of Homes - 8/13/2014
I just moved to Springfield almost a year now. I moved there because I know the housing stock there is plentiful. It's also very affordable. The most affordable place to buy in the state. They are behind most areas in terms of redevelopmeent. However, I think there is a huge opportunity to build a great city with all the ammenities of any thriving city.
Springfield has wonderful museums, historic neighborhoods and rich history. For me, I think it can only get better! Read More

demographics - 6/10/2013
I just wanted to correct the demographic info presented on this site. As of the 2010 census, the breakdown for Springfield, MA as listed on the Springfield, MA city data website is as follows:
Hispanic: 38.8%
Caucasian: 36.7%
African American: 19.6%
Asian: 2.4%
2 or more races: 2.1%
American Indian 0.2%
Other: 0.23%  Read More

Crime down over 50% since 2033 - 6/15/2011
Springfield ranks #51 in the annual US City Crime Rankings now after ranking #18 in 2003. Its crime rating has fallen by over 50% in that Read More

Artists in Metro Center - Springfield, Massachuset - 6/15/2011
In 2010, I moved to Metro Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, because of its arts & entertainment scene and also because I really liked the place's vibe. In my opinion, you can't underestimate how important that is. Some places just 'feel right' and Metro Center feels right to me. There are reasons though.

Metro Center is a fun, walkable, urban neighborhood. It has a lot of quirky, bohemian residents, and interesting empty-nesters -- people who want an urban environment and the culture that goes with it. There are a lot of music venues, new restaurants, and places to get coffee.

I'm an artist (oil painter) so Springfield's arts and cultural communities are important to me. When I moved here, people were very helpful to me in introducing me to contacts -- so I felt a part of the community quickly. It's the friendliest place I've lived, in that way.

I think that 'community vibe' has to do with the fact that a lot of these people are new to Read More

A LOT to do!! Urban living without the high expens - 6/15/2011
In 2011, I moved to Metro Center, Springfield, Massachusetts for the eclectic, urban arts scene -- I bought a condo, and in my opinion, it has been the best relocation I've ever made.

I moved to Springfield from the college town of Northampton, Massachusetts. Before that, I lived all over the place -- in Oxford, England; Cologne, Germany; Boston; Chicago; San Francisco, Cape Cod, and most recently New Haven, Connecticut. I tend to gravitate toward artistic, bohemian cities, where there's a lot of creative people.

I'm in my late 20s and own my own videography/website development company.

While living in Northampton -- just 15 miles north of Springfield -- I became familiar with Springfield , especially its Metro Center, ( downtown.) By going to coffee shops and music venues, I started to meet a lot of creative people who live in Springfield -- artists, photographers, musicians -- people who, like me, are attracted to eclectic, urban environments. Read More

Springfield, Mass -- downtown has revitalized A LO - 3/28/2011
Growing up, I lived in the Springfield suburb of Longmeadow, (I moved there when I was 7 in 1990.)

The City of Springfield was at its depths during the 1990s and early 2000s with blight and crime. (At the time it had a nationally known rave scene--largely because it had numerous abandoned warehouses.)

I left the Springfield area for ten years to go to college and travel around the world. I lived in Chicago, San Francisco, Oxford, England, Boston, Cologne, Germany, and New Haven, Connecticut, among other places.

Ten years later, I come back to Springfield and find that the city's vibe has completely changed for the better!!

According to statistics--and it's also obvious just walking around--crime in Springfield is way down from when I left the area 10 years ago, (in fact, it's lower than where I live now--New Haven, CT;) the streets are much more alive and fun; and a lot of the downtown architecture has been nicely restored.Read More

Expensive, but some of the cheapiest in New Englan - 7/6/2010
Springfield has a gluttony of very nice houses, and the prices are much more affordable than other metro areas in New England. We moved to Springfield from Boston and got triple the space for the same price. Be on the lookout for what neighborhood you're in, though. Springfield has a bad ones. Good ones, Read More

Abismal area - 6/4/2007
They need to eliminate stop lights in Springfield, in order to get through it as fast as humanly possible. Also worth noting, do not stop to use a public restroom, there are very few stalls without a hookers # or sprayed diareaha all over the place in them.
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