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Electric companies in Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Hampshire County, MA ranks 4th of 14 Massachusetts counties for the lowest median home value ($363,400). Hampshire County, MA has 156,595 residents. Hampshire County, MA: 2 utilities listed by EIA.

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Hampshire County, MA on the map

Hampshire County, MA and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsFranklinHampdenMiddlesexWorcesterHampshireBerkshire

Hampshire County, MA darker: more storm events

Electric utilities in Hampshire County, MA

Utility listed for Hampshire County, MATypeHome accounts in Massachusetts
NSTAR Electric Company in Hampshire County, MAInvestor Owned1,303,076
Massachusetts Electric Co in Hampshire County, MAInvestor Owned1,210,113

Plans from retail suppliers are not in public data, so no plan prices are shown. The listed utilities deliver the power, and which one serves your street depends on the address.

ZIP codes in Hampshire County, MA

Facts about Hampshire County, MA

Residents of Hampshire County, MA, ACS 2023
156,59510 of 14 Massachusetts counties
Households in Hampshire County, MA
61,7702.54 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Hampshire County, MA
68.8%42,489 owner and 19,281 renter households
Median household income in Hampshire County, MA
$86,39110 of 14 Massachusetts counties
Housing units in Hampshire County, MA
66,4904,720 vacant or seasonal, 7.1% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Hampshire County, MA
20.7%12,808 homes, 3 of 14 Massachusetts counties
Utilities listed for Hampshire County, MA
22 with a home price: NSTAR Electric Company, Massachusetts Electric Co
ZIP areas touching Hampshire County, MA
2701002 to 01243
Outage-linked storm events in Hampshire County, MA
299NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Hampshire County, MA
64.7%median year built 1970
Flood claims in Hampshire County, MA
25NFIP 2015 to 2025, $303K paid
Home energy burden in Hampshire County, MA
3.2%$1,633 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Hampshire County, MA

Hampshire County, MA has no price series of its own. Hampshire County, MA: the Massachusetts average was 19.83 ¢/kWh in 2015. Hampshire County, MA: 29.35 ¢ in 2024, 48% up. Hampshire County, MA: against 30% up for the U.S. average.

Hampshire County, MA: a 570 kWh month at the Massachusetts price. Hampshire County, MA: $113 in 2015, $167 in 2024. Hampshire County, MA: $2,006 a year, 2.3% of the $86,391 median income.

Hampshire: 10 yearly prices
YearMassachusetts averageHampshire: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Hampshire19.83+7.18
2016, Hampshire19.00+6.45
2017, Hampshire20.06+7.17
2018, Hampshire21.61+8.74
2019, Hampshire21.92+8.91
2020, Hampshire21.97+8.82
2021, Hampshire22.89+9.23
2022, Hampshire25.97+10.93
2023, Hampshire29.61+13.61
2024, Hampshire29.35+12.87

Hampshire County, MA: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Hampshire County, MA price.

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Housing and heating in Hampshire County, MA

Hampshire County, MA: 42,994 of 66,490 homes were built before 1980 and 8,724 in 2000 or later. Hampshire County, MA has 39,717 detached houses, 10,393 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 878 mobile homes, and 19,281 of 61,770 households rent.

Age of homes in Hampshire County, MA

% of homes by decade built, Hampshire County, MA

  1. 27pre-40
  2. 340s
  3. 1050s
  4. 1060s
  5. 1470s
  6. 1380s
  7. 1090s
  8. 700s
  9. 510s
  10. 120+

Heating fuel in Hampshire County, MA

% of homes by main fuel, Hampshire County

  • Fuel oil31.8
  • Utility gas30.1
  • Electricity20.7
  • Propane10.1
  • Wood4.6
  • Other fuel2.3
Hampshire County, MA housing against Massachusetts counties
Hampshire County, MAValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Hampshire County, MA, median year built19701964+6 years5 of 14
Hampshire County, MA, built before 198064.7%68.1%-3.4 points10 of 14
Hampshire County, MA, built 2000 or later13.1%13.6%-0.5 points8 of 14
Hampshire County, MA, detached houses59.7%58.4%+1.4 points7 of 14
Hampshire County, MA, apartments in 5+ unit buildings15.6%16.1%-0.5 points8 of 14
Hampshire County, MA, mobile homes1.3%0.7%+0.6 points6 of 14
Hampshire County, MA, renter households31.2%31.4%-0.2 points9 of 14
Hampshire County, MA, median home value$363,400$544,450-$181,05011 of 14
Hampshire County, MA, median gross rent a month$1,332$1,484-$15210 of 14
Hampshire County, MA, people per household2.182.46-0.2813 of 14

Cost of living with electricity in Hampshire County, MA

Hampshire County, MA: electricity $1,633 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $3,306, 3.2% of $101,857 income. 61,414 households in Hampshire County, MA spend about $100.3 million a year on electricity and $203.0 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Hampshire County, MA ($25,698 a year) spend 9.1% of income, 2.8 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Hampshire County, MA

% of income on energy, Hampshire County, MA

  • All households3.2
  • Lower income9.1
  • Owners3.3
  • Renters3.1
  • Massachusetts counties2.5
Hampshire County, MA home energy cost by household group
Hampshire County, MAHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Hampshire County, MA, all households61,414$101,857$1,633$687$9863.2%
Hampshire County, MA, lower income20,811$25,698$1,163$454$7219.1%
Hampshire County, MA, owners42,301$127,466$1,976$864$1,3343.3%
Hampshire County, MA, renters19,113$45,179$873$295$2163.1%

Outage risk in Hampshire County, MA

Hampshire County, MA, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 299 in all, 190.9 per 100,000 residents of 156,595, rank 9 of 14 Massachusetts counties. Property damage in Hampshire County, MA: $1.2M, with 2 direct injuries or deaths.

Events by year in Hampshire County, MA

events a year, Hampshire County, MA

  1. 25'15
  2. 32'16
  3. 24'17
  4. 23'18
  5. 17'19
  6. 47'20
  7. 39'21
  8. 20'22
  9. 19'23
  10. 29'24
  11. 24'25

Events by type

events by type, Hampshire County, MA

  • Thunderstorm and high wind240
  • Winter storm and heavy snow54
  • Hurricane and tropical storm3
  • Tornado1
  • Ice storm1
Hampshire County, MA outage-linked hazards
Hampshire County, MAFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Hampshire County, MA, thunderstorm and high windRelatively Moderate69.18 of 142402020 (42)$927K
Hampshire County, MA, tornadoRelatively Low46.910 of 1412017 (1)$250K
Hampshire County, MA, hurricane and tropical stormRelatively Moderate83.811 of 1432020 (2)$10K
Hampshire County, MA, ice stormRelatively Moderate79.19 of 1412019 (1)$10K
Hampshire County, MA, winter storm and heavy snowRelatively Low46.57 of 14542018 (9)$8K
Hampshire County, MA, heat waveRelatively Low59.39 of 140none$0

Flood claims and flood insurance in Hampshire County, MA

Hampshire County, MA: 25 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $303K paid, median paid claim $13,494.

339 of 42,141 residential structures in Hampshire County, MA carry an NFIP contract. 423 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Hampshire County, MA on 8 Sep 2026. Hampshire County, MA lists 25 repetitive-loss properties.

Hampshire County, MA: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Hampshire County, MA

flood claims a year, Hampshire County, MA

  1. <5'15
  2. 0'16
  3. 0'17
  4. <5'18
  5. <5'19
  6. 0'20
  7. <5'21
  8. <5'22
  9. 17'23
  10. 0'24
  11. 0'25
Hampshire County, MA flood claims and flood insurance
Hampshire County, MAValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Hampshire County, MA, claims 2015-202525—10 of 14
Hampshire County, MA, paid 2015-2025$303K—11 of 14
Hampshire County, MA, median paid claim$13,494——
Hampshire County, MA, claims per 1,000 homes0.60.99 of 14
Hampshire County, MA, homes with flood insurance0.8%1.7%11 of 14
Hampshire County, MA, policies in force423——
Hampshire County, MA, repetitive-loss properties25——

Hampshire County, MA: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Hampshire County, MA: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Hampshire County, MA

Hampshire County, MA totals 6,635 heating degree days and 450 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Hampshire County, MA is the 3rd coldest of 14 counties in Massachusetts: 6,635 against a median of 6,064. For cooling, Hampshire County, MA is the 10th hottest: 450 against a median of 492.

Hampshire County, MA is a cold-winter county, with 6,185 more heating than cooling degree days.

Hampshire County, MA: 6,275 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 6,635 on the normal, 5% under.

In Hampshire County, MA, 20.7% of 61,770 homes heat with electricity; the other 79.3% use another main heating fuel.

Hampshire County, MA

  • Heating degree days, 6,635 vs 6,064109
  • Cooling degree days, 450 vs 49292
  • Electric heat, 20.7% vs 17.0%122
  • MA median county100
Hampshire County, MA: degree days, electric heat
Hampshire County, MAValueMA median countyHampshire County, MA, rank (1 = highest)
Hampshire County, MA, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal6,6356,0643 of 14
Hampshire County, MA, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean6,2755,6473 of 14
Hampshire County, MA, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal45049210 of 14
Hampshire County, MA, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean54958711 of 14
Hampshire County, MA, electric heating, ACS 2019-202320.7%17.0%3 of 14

Hampshire County, MA: ACS B25040, 61,770 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Hampshire County, MA

Hampshire County, MA touches 27 ZIP areas, 01002 to 01243, about 5,800 residents each. Household income in Hampshire County, MA is $86,391; 42,489 of its 61,770 households own. Hampshire County, MA counts 156,595 residents in 61,770 households.

12,808 of the 61,770 homes in Hampshire County, MA heat with electricity. Hampshire County, MA has 66,490 housing units, 4,720 (7.1%) vacant or seasonal, and 19,281 rented homes. Hampshire County, MA logged 299 storm events for its 156,595 residents.

The median home in Hampshire County, MA dates from 1970. Homes in Hampshire County, MA pay $1,633 a year for electricity.

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Questions on Hampshire County, MA

Hampshire County, MA: what do homes pay for electricity?

No single price in Hampshire County, MA: 2 utilities deliver power and homes pick a plan. Massachusetts average 29.35 cents per kWh, $167 a month at 570 kWh.

Hampshire County, MA: how many homes heat with electricity?

Hampshire County, MA: 12,808 of 61,770 occupied homes, 20.7%, rank 3 of 14.

Hampshire County, MA: median household income?

$86,391 in Hampshire County, MA, rank 10 of 14; 156,595 residents, 61,770 households.

Hampshire County, MA: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Hampshire County, MA: 299 NWS events, peak year 2020.

Hampshire County, MA: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Hampshire County, MA: 25 NFIP flood claims, $303K paid, 0.6 per 1,000 homes, 0.8% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Hampshire County, MA?

Hampshire County, MA: median home built 1970; 64.7% predate 1980, 59.7% detached, 15.6% in 5+ unit buildings.

Hampshire County, MA: share of income for energy?

Hampshire County, MA homes spend $1,633 a year on electricity, $3,306 on all energy: 3.2% of $101,857; 9.1% for lower incomes.

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Hampshire County, MA ranks 4th of 14 Massachusetts counties for the lowest median home value ($363,400).