Compare towns
Colrain vs Easthampton vs Leyden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colrain has the most affordable homes ($284k median).
Easthampton has the most people working from home (19%).
Leyden has the highest household income ($106k).
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 | Colrain | Easthampton | Leyden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,627 |
16,086Highest |
637Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
— | +3.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.6±8.7 24% above MA |
46±2.6Lowest 15% above MA |
53.2±8.2Highest 33% above MA |
| Leyden and Colrain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.3%±4.2 MA: 19.4% |
15.5%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.8%±3.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Easthampton and Colrain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.4%±4.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
23.9%±3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
28.6%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Colrain and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
38% MA: 47.3% |
40%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
6.1%±1.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
0.5%±2.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,673±$10k 22% below MA |
$71,673±$7kLowest 31% below MA |
$105,893±$13kHighest about the MA average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $284,300±$14kLowest 49% below MA |
$371,500±$15k 34% below MA |
$372,900±$24kHighest 34% below MA |
| Leyden and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,102±$77Lowest 37% below MA |
$1,292±$70 27% below MA |
$1,917±$451Highest 9% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,317Lowest 28% below MA |
$4,932Highest 18% below MA |
$4,651 22% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46%±22.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
45.5%±10.7 MA: 51.8% |
42.9%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Colrain and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
8% MA: 10% |
10.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5% MA: 62.5% |
58.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
93.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 15% above MA |
22 minLowest 23% below MA |
33 min 12% above MA |
| Work from home | 8.4%±2.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19%±3.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
11%±5 MA: 18.6% |
| Easthampton and Leyden 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 | — | #92 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Mohawk Trail | Easthampton | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Easthampton High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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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.