SPRINGFIELD, MA is now under coverage.
Local dating, modeled. Every signal in Springfield, MA, converted into a tactical roadmap.
Greater Springfield, MA is open as a field office. The headline numbers, each sourced and confidence-flagged:
- $1,425 per month Zumper Rent Research, June 2026
- $38,321 per year Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
- 51% Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
By the numbers
11 sourced, confidence-flagged metrics for Springfield, MA — gender, money, neighborhoods, and political lean. The deep dive, with charts, is in the console below.
- Singles, 22 to 50
100,644
- Gender balance
51%
- Male skew
51%
- Median income
$38,321
- 1-bedroom rent
$1,425
- Living wage
$50,045
- Transit fare
$0
- Rent trend
$1,425
- Most female-leaning zone
47%
- Unenrolled
64%
- Democratic
25%
The shape of the market
Holyoke is the most female-leaning zone, at about 47% men to 53% women.
Springfield runs about 51% male, sharpest in Agawam (58%) and West Springfield (55%).
How dating actually happens
Only about 14% of matches on curated apps like Hinge turn into a first date.
Roughly 1 in 10 partnered adults met their partner online, and the share climbs sharply for younger and LGB couples.
One in four matches never gets a reply.
53% of online daters say their overall experience has been positive.
Dating safety in Springfield, MA
78% of active dating-app users report burnout: 80% of women (driven by message volume) and 74% of men (driven by a lack of responses).
60% of Americans support requiring a background check before someone can create a dating profile.
An estimated 26% of men have received unsolicited explicit content, far below the rate for women.
56% of women under 50 have been sent unsolicited explicit images while dating online.
48% of online daters have faced at least one form of harassing behavior on a dating platform.
43% of women under 50 say a match kept contacting them after they said no.
52% of online daters say a scammer or bot has contacted them.
63% of men under 50 say a scammer or bot has contacted them, the highest of any group.
11% of women under 50 have been physically threatened on a dating platform.
40% of daters say platforms do a bad job removing fake and bot accounts; only 20% say they do well.
The LGBTQ+ landscape
53% of LGB adults have used a dating app, far more than straight adults.
About 24% of LGB couples met online, roughly three times the straight rate.
About 70% of LGB adults under 30 have used a dating app, the highest-adoption cohort anywhere.
7.6% of U.S. adults now identify as LGBTQ+, up from 3.5% in 2012.
22.3% of adults aged 18 to 34 identify as LGBTQ+.
Political alignment
24% of Americans say they could never date someone who disagrees with them on abortion.
Among those who pick a party, Democrats (25%) outnumber Republicans (10%) better than two-to-one, so the dating pool leans blue under a huge unenrolled majority.
47% of single daters would not seriously date a Trump voter; among Democratic women that rises to 79%.
69% of Americans would not date someone who is unemployed, rising to 81% of women.
Massachusetts registers voters by party, and Hampden County (Springfield) is overwhelmingly independent — nearly two-thirds, about 64%, register Unenrolled, among the highest no-party shares we cover.
The cost of dating
A single adult in Hampden County needs about $50,000 a year just to cover the basics.
Springfield’s one-bedroom rents are moderate for New England, well below Boston.
Americans reported $1.3 billion in romance-scam losses in a single year, a tax on every crowded market.
Springfield’s PVTA buses are fare-free under its Try Transit program — no charge to ride.
Neighborhood intelligence
| Neighborhood | Singles | M / F | Income | 1BR rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Springfield | 9,557 | 51 / 49 | $26,883 | $1,189 |
| Holyoke | 9,517 | 47 / 53 | $31,677 | $1,021 |
| Westfield | 8,549 | 48 / 52 | $42,769 | $1,117 |
| Forest Park | 7,185 | 53 / 47 | $29,963 | $1,281 |
| Chicopee | 6,838 | 48 / 52 | $36,211 | $1,212 |
| North Springfield | 6,271 | 49 / 51 | $28,616 | $1,120 |
| West Springfield | 6,131 | 55 / 45 | $39,579 | $1,144 |
| Agawam | 2,554 | 58 / 42 | $42,654 | $1,318 |
| Indian Orchard | 2,392 | 52 / 48 | $33,895 | $1,296 |
| Sixteen Acres | 1,311 | 50 / 50 | $49,145 | $1,358 |
Local date spots
Real venues across Springfield, MA, scraped from Google Maps and filterable by neighborhood. Ratings and review counts are live Google data — never paid placement.
- Forest Park
Red Rose Pizzeria
- North Springfield
Theodore's Blues, Booze, and BBQ
- North Springfield
Cal's Wood Fired Grill and Bar
- West Springfield
Crepes Tea House
- Chicopee
Munich Haus
- Chicopee
Frontera Grill
- Agawam
Kaptain Jimmy's | Restaurant & Distillery
- Sixteen Acres
Frontera Grill of Springfield
- Forest Park
Student Prince Cafe and The Fort
- West Springfield
Memo's Restaurant
- North Springfield
Max's Tavern
- North Springfield
Nadim's | Downtown Mediterranean Grill
- Chicopee
Lucky Strike Restaurant
- Forest Park
Starbucks Coffee Company
- Westfield
Westwood | Restaurant and Pub
- West Springfield
Lattitude Restaurant
- Westfield
7B's Bar & Grill
- Forest Park
Taste Of Lebanon
- West Springfield
Wood-N-Tap West Springfield, MA
- Sixteen Acres
Leone's
- Westfield
Shortstop Bar & Grill
- Chicopee
Rumbleseat Bar & Grille
- Agawam
Murphy's Pub
- Sixteen Acres
Saray 2 Turkish Restaurant
- East Springfield
Villa Napoletana
- West Springfield
Sunny Side Up Breakfast and Lunch
- Westfield
Tavern Restaurant
- Forest Park
La Fiorentina Pastry Shop
- Holyoke
El Rincon Boricua Restaurant
- Holyoke
The Dam Cafe