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Bernardston vs Upton vs Greenfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bernardston has the oldest population (median age 49).
Upton has the highest household income ($156k).
Greenfield has the most renters (44.3% rent).
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 | Bernardston | Upton | Greenfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,164Lowest |
8,189 |
17,664Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 49±3.2Highest 23% above MA |
46.4±4.8 16% above MA |
44.6±2.1Lowest 12% above MA |
| Bernardston and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±3.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.3%±1.9 MA: 19.4% |
| Upton and Greenfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±2.5 MA: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.4%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Greenfield and Bernardston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
53.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
39.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Greenfield and Bernardston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,940±$10k 21% below MA |
$155,508±$33kHighest 50% above MA |
$55,614±$7kLowest 47% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $332,000±$15k 41% below MA |
$576,700±$41kHighest about the MA average |
$263,100±$16kLowest 53% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,283±$553Highest 27% below MA |
$948±$599Lowest 46% below MA |
$1,107±$67 37% below MA |
| Bernardston and Greenfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,516Lowest 25% below MA |
$8,376Highest 40% above MA |
$4,769 20% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±15.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±31 MA: 51.8% |
63.2%±7.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Greenfield and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2% MA: 10% |
3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
15.2%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.9% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1947Lowest 17 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 33% below MA |
35 minHighest 22% above MA |
17 minLowest 40% below MA |
| Work from home | 12.7%±6.6 MA: 18.6% |
22.8%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.9%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Upton and Bernardston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #46 of 282 in MA | #257 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Pioneer Valley | Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical · Mendon-Upton | Greenfield |
| High school in town | None in town | Blackstone Valley | Greenfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.2Highest |
10.9Lowest |
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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.