Sixteen Acres
Sixteen Acres is where Springfield goes to mow the lawn. The southeast quadrant runs on ranch houses, split-levels, and the quiet confidence of a neighborhood that built itself out in the postwar boom and never quite saw the need to reinvent. Wilbraham Road carries you past strip plazas, Catholic schools, and the kind of well-kept yards that suggest people live here on purpose. Rents sit below the city median because nobody is paying a premium for proximity to anything except a CVS and a decent middle school. Dating here means a car, a plan, and a willingness to drive downtown for nightlife.
Sixteen Acres by the numbers
Sixteen Acres is roughly balanced, about 50% men to 50% women.
Median individual income in Sixteen Acres is about $49,100.
Massachusetts registers voters by party, and Hampden County is about 64% Unenrolled, with Democrats (25%) more than doubling Republicans (10%) - independents dominate.
The median renter in Sixteen Acres pays about $1,360 a month.
About 1,300 Sixteen Acres residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Frontera Grill of Springfield
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Leone's
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Saray 2 Turkish Restaurant
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Haya Sushi Springfield | All You Can Eat
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O'Brien's Corner
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Sophia's Bar and Grill
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Socialite Coffee Bar
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Cafe Christo
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Monsoon Roastery Specialty Coffee Roasters
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Mocha Emporium
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Palazzo Cafe
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Mocha Coffee Trade Company