Cost of living in Monson Center, Massachusetts

Monson Center, Massachusetts has about 1,613 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $289,200.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Hampden County is $1,800 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Monson Center. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Springfield, MA metro area, prices sit at 96.1 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Massachusetts taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Monson Center's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Massachusetts home paid 30.49¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Monson Center's bill.

For the week of October 12, 2026, EIA's all-grades gasoline price in Massachusetts was $4.439 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,130.72 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Massachusetts shares this price.

Among 203 places we list in Massachusetts with a rent figure, 197 have higher typical rent than Monson Center.