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Canton vs Deerfield vs Greenfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canton has the most expensive homes ($711k median).
Deerfield has the oldest population (median age 51.8).
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.
| Measure | Canton | Deerfield | Greenfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,748Highest |
5,158Lowest |
17,664 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-0.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 42.6±2.3Lowest 7% above MA |
51.8±3.6Highest 30% above MA |
44.6±2.1 12% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±2.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.2%±3.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.3%±1.9 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.9%±4.2 MA: 17.9% |
23.4%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Greenfield and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 67.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
44.4% MA: 47.3% |
39.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1 MA: 7.9% |
7.9%±3.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Deerfield and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $143,381±$9kHighest 38% above MA |
$106,136±$14k about the MA average |
$55,614±$7kLowest 47% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $710,600±$27kHighest 26% above MA |
$414,900±$37k 26% below MA |
$263,100±$16kLowest 53% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,315±$178Highest 31% above MA |
$1,334±$318 24% below MA |
$1,107±$67Lowest 37% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,560Highest 9% above MA |
$5,824 about the MA average |
$4,769Lowest 20% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.4%±9.1 MA: 51.8% |
26.1%±15.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
63.2%±7.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Greenfield and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.8% MA: 10% |
15.2%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6% MA: 62.5% |
78.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
1947Lowest 17 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 23% above MA |
18 min 40% below MA |
17 minLowest 40% below MA |
| Work from home | 25.7%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±6.2 MA: 18.6% |
11.9%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Canton and Deerfield 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 | #81 of 282 in MA | #156 of 282 in MA | #257 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical · Canton | Deerfield · Frontier | Greenfield |
| High school in town | Canton High | Frontier Regional | Greenfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1Highest |
11.1 |
10.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.