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Ashfield vs Conway vs Westhampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ashfield has the most renters (14.5% rent).
Conway has the most people working from home (29.1%).
Westhampton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.9%).
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 | Ashfield | Conway | Westhampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,893Highest |
1,755 |
1,552Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.4% MA: +7.4% |
-7.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+0.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 58.6±3.4Highest 47% above MA |
55.6±3 39% above MA |
49.3±4.9Lowest 23% above MA |
| Ashfield and Conway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.4%±3.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
16.5%±3.3 MA: 19.4% |
18%±4.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Westhampton and Conway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.7%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
31.9%±4.1 MA: 17.9% |
25.4%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Ashfield and Conway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52% MA: 47.3% |
60.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
47%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.6%±1.2 MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±2.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Westhampton and Conway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16kLowest 22% below MA |
$97,250±$11k 6% below MA |
$100,000±$7kHighest 4% below MA |
| Westhampton and Conway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $400,600±$30k 29% below MA |
$395,900±$25kLowest 30% below MA |
$413,200±$24kHighest 26% below MA |
| Westhampton and Ashfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,100±$200Lowest 38% below MA |
$1,800±$990Highest about the MA average |
$1,304±$229 26% below MA |
| Conway and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,197Lowest 13% below MA |
$5,797 3% below MA |
$6,476Highest 8% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.5%±34Highest MA: 51.8% |
23.9%±33.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±53.5 MA: 51.8% |
| Ashfield and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.1%Highest MA: 10% |
4.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
93.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
91.4% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
1969 5 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest about the MA average |
24 minLowest 18% below MA |
29 min about the MA average |
| Work from home | 24%±6 MA: 18.6% |
29.1%±8.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.1%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Conway and Ashfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mohawk Trail | Conway | Hampshire · Westhampton |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Hampshire Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.0 |
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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.