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Adams vs Georgetown vs North Adams
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Adams has the oldest population (median age 47.3).
Georgetown has the most expensive homes ($651k median).
North Adams has the shortest commute (17 min average).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Adams | Georgetown | North Adams |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,074Lowest |
8,474 |
12,606Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% MA: +7.4% |
+3.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-5.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.3±3.3Highest 18% above MA |
42.8±3.5Lowest 7% above MA |
44.1±3.5 10% above MA |
| Adams and North Adams are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±3.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.5%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.7%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±3.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.5%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
21.6%±2.6 MA: 17.9% |
| Adams and North Adams are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
56.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
28.4% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.9 MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9.8%±2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,929±$6k 43% below MA |
$151,595±$23kHighest 46% above MA |
$47,500±$7kLowest 54% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,900±$15k 63% below MA |
$651,200±$23kHighest 16% above MA |
$195,900±$14kLowest 65% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $963±$74 45% below MA |
$2,223±$506Highest 26% above MA |
$793±$113Lowest 55% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,638 39% below MA |
$7,272Highest 21% above MA |
$3,078Lowest 49% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.1%±10.3 MA: 51.8% |
53.7%±22.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
63.7%±11Highest MA: 51.8% |
| North Adams and Adams are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.2% MA: 10% |
3.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
18.6%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.1% MA: 62.5% |
84%Highest MA: 62.5% |
51%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 19% below MA |
34 minHighest 15% above MA |
17 minLowest 40% below MA |
| Work from home | 8.3%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20.2%±3.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.2%±3.5 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #230 of 282 in MA | #140 of 282 in MA | #268 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hoosac Valley Regional | Georgetown | North Adams · Northern Berkshire Regional Vocational Technical |
| High school in town | None in town | Georgetown High School | Charles McCann Vocational Technical |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3Lowest |
10.6Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.