Holyoke, MA Real Estate

Holyoke is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, on the banks of the Connecticut River. The population was 39,838 at the 2000 census. The current mayor is Michael Sullivan.

The region of the Connecticut River Valley was first inhabited by Englishmen in 1633 by virtue of a post established at Windsor by traders from the Plymouth Plantation. Very shortly it became subject to rival claims on the part of New Netherlands, the Massachusetts Bay Colony and Plymouth. The Massachusetts Bay men explored the overland route to the "Great River." In 1635-1636, a warehouse and wharf, for purposes of trading with the Indians, was constructed in nearby Agawam. Out of this "trading post" grew Springfield, which later evolved into West Springfield, whose third Parish, called North Parish, or "Ireland Parish," became Holyoke. Holyoke was first settled in 1745 and was officially incorporated in 1850. Holyoke is the first planned industrial town of many more, its rectilinear street grid is noteworthy in a region where few streets are parallel or even straight. Named after Elizur Holyoke, who explored the area in 1660, Holyoke's nickname is "The Paper City." Holyoke had few inhabitants at first until the completion of a dam in 1849 and the arrival of mills, particularly paper mills. At one point over 25 paper mills were in operation in the city, and the population exploded from 4600 in 1885 to over 60,000 in 1920. As manufacturing became an ever-shrinking part of the American economy, however, Holyoke's fortunes took a turn for the worse. In the past several years, there have been efforts to bring jobs into Holyoke and diversify the economic base. The retail sector has been a major employer in the city since the Holyoke Mall opened in 1979, as well as the nearby Holyoke Crossing shopping center. This has also provided the city with a large and steady tax base. Despite these improvements, Holyoke is still one of the poorest cities in Massachusetts, with about 50% of schoolchildren living below the poverty line.

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Price City, State Property Type Beds/Baths Sq.Ft. Miles $149,900 Holyoke, MA Single Family 6/2 6600 0.4 $225,000 Ludlow, MA Single Family 3/2 1370 2.1 $485,500 West Springfield, MA Single Family 4/2 3000 4.8 $459,000 Chicopee, MA Single Family 4/2 2200 5.1 $229,000 Chicopee, MA Single Family 3/1 1376 5.1 $149,900 Springfield, MA Single Family 3/2 1700 7.7 $165,000 Springfield, MA Single Family 4/2 2496 7.7 $160,000 Springfield, MA Single Family 8/2 2059 7.7 $169,000 Springfield, MA Single Family 3/2 1000 7.7 $179,000 Springfield, MA Single Family 6/2 2552 7.7 $137,500 Springfield, MA Single Family 0/0 0 9.1 $169,900 Granby, MA Single Family 2/1 900 9.1 $249,900 Westfield, MA Single Family 3/2 1372 9.2 $398,000 Westfield, MA Single Family 3/3 2682 9.2 $325,000 Westfield, MA Single Family 3/2 1877 9.2 $289,000 West Brookfield, MA Single Family 3/2 1250 9.2 $285,000 Westfield, MA Single Family 4/2 1878 9.2 $443,000 Westfield, MA Single Family 4/3 3800 9.2 $234,900 Feeding Hills, MA Single Family 2/1 1160 9.5 $378,000 Feeding Hills, MA Single Family 4/3 2900 9.5 $289,000 Feeding Hills, MA Single Family 4/1 1728 9.5 $234,900 Agawam, MA Single Family 2/1 1294 9.7 $345,000 Southwick, MA Single Family 4/3 2400 10.4 $179,000 Springfield, MA Single Family 3/15 1399 11.6 $175,000 Easthampton, MA Single Family 2/1 1200 12.6 $409,000 Belchertown, MA Single Family 3/3 2780 15.4 $320,000 Deerfield, MA Farm/Ranch 7/2 2464 21.0 $299,000 Monson, MA Single Family 3/2 1639 22.9 $229,000 Greenfield, MA Single Family 3/2 1800 24.2 $795,000 Brimfield, MA Single Family 4/4 3500 27.3

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