What stands out worked out from the figures below

Amesbury has the most expensive homes ($519k median).

Greenfield has the most affordable homes ($263k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Amesbury	Greenfield
People
Population	17,403Lowest	17,664Highest
Median age	43.7±1.7Lowest 9% above MA	44.6±2.1Highest 12% above MA
	Greenfield and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4%	18.3%±1.9Lowest MA: 19.4%
	Amesbury and Greenfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.2%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9%	23.4%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	44.8%Highest MA: 47.3%	39.1%Lowest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.1%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9%	3.7%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9%
	Amesbury and Greenfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$103,554±$12kHighest about the MA average	$55,614±$7kLowest 47% below MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$519,300±$32kHighest 8% below MA	$263,100±$16kLowest 53% below MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,683±$115Highest 4% below MA	$1,107±$67Lowest 37% below MA
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,360Highest 23% above MA	$4,769Lowest 20% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	66.7%±10.7Highest MA: 51.8%	63.2%±7.3Lowest MA: 51.8%
	Amesbury and Greenfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.1%Lowest MA: 10%	15.2%Highest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	68.6%Highest MA: 62.5%	55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Highest 5 yrs newer than MA	1947Lowest 17 yrs older than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest about the MA average	17 minLowest 40% below MA
Work from home	17.4%±2.8Highest MA: 18.6%	11.9%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#151 of 282 in MA	#257 of 282 in MA
School district	Amesbury	Greenfield
High school in town	Amesbury High	Greenfield High
Students per teacherat that high school	10.9	10.9
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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.