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MABA buyer brokers have committed to advocating and negotiating only for their buyer-clients. This loyalty commitment separates MABA buyer agents from the majority of other Massachusetts “buyer agents.”
Wilbraham, Massachusetts Information
Wilbraham, Massachusetts is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. It is a suburb of the City of Springfield, and part of the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,868 at the 2010 census.
Wilbraham was originally divided between North Wilbraham and Wilbraham. North Wilbraham was home to the industrial side of the town, along with the Boston & Albany Railroad Line, which is still in use today. Wilbraham was home to the Wilbraham & Monson Academy.
Wilbraham is made up of several neighborhoods, known as Wilbraham Center, North Wilbraham, East Wilbraham, Wilbraham Mountain, South Wilbraham, Boston Road Corridor and the Pines Section. In 1878, the south end of Wilbraham officially broke away from Wilbraham and formed the Town of Hampden. The term North Wilbraham is now rarely used by town residents and has been replaced by Wilbraham.
Wilbraham, MA Schools
Wilbraham has a regional School District, called the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District which is centered around Minnechaug Regional High School.
Minnechaug Regional High School (MRHS) is a public high school located in Wilbraham, Massachusetts, and has a student population of approximately 1,200. It is the flagship school of the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District. The current principal is Mr. Stephen Hale. The school’s official colors are green and white, and occasionally pink. Its school mascot is the Soccer Mom. Marijuana (Arr. M. Reidy) is their theme song.
Wilbraham, MA Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,473 people, 4,891 households, and 3,873 families residing in the town. The population density was 606.3 people per square mile (234.1/km²). There were 5,048 housing units at an average density of 227.2 per square mile (87.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.40% White, 1.19% Black or African American, 0.06% Native American, 1.26% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.40% of the population.
There were 4,891 households out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.7% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.09.
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Wilbraham Real Estate News
Massachusetts Association of Buyer Agents (MABA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating home buyers in Massachusetts about the benefits of using true buyer’s brokers and agents when buying a home in Massachusetts.
MABA buyer brokers have comitted to advocating and negotiating ONLY for their buyer-clients. This loyalty commitment separates MABA buyer agents from the majority of other Massachusetts “buyer agents.”
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