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Bernardston vs Windsor Locks vs Greenfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bernardston has the most expensive homes ($332k median).
Windsor Locks has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Windsor Locks | Greenfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,164Lowest |
12,579 |
17,664Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | — |
| Median age | 49±3.2Highest 26% above U.S. |
41.4±2.6Lowest 6% above U.S. |
44.6±2.1 15% above U.S. |
| Bernardston and Greenfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.3%±1.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor Locks 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
28.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.9%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor Locks and Greenfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,940±$10kHighest about the U.S. average |
$81,205±$13k about the U.S. average |
$55,614±$7kLowest 31% below U.S. |
| Bernardston and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $332,000±$15kHighest about the U.S. average |
$258,800±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$263,100±$16k 21% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,283±$553 9% below U.S. |
$1,394±$187Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,107±$67Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Windsor Locks and Bernardston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,516 45% above U.S. |
$3,688Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$4,769Highest 53% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±15.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.2%±16.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
63.2%±7.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Greenfield and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
15.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
55.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 26% below U.S. |
22 minHighest 17% below U.S. |
17 minLowest 34% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.7%±6.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.9%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor Locks 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 | — | #109 of 149 in CT | #257 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Pioneer Valley | Windsor Locks School District | Greenfield |
| High school in town | None in town | Windsor Locks High School | Greenfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9Lowest |
10.9Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.