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Colrain vs Weweantic
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 people working from home (8.4%).
Weweantic has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
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 | Weweantic |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,627Highest |
1,452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+0.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.6±8.7Highest 24% above MA |
44.4±13.9Lowest 11% above MA |
| Colrain and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.3%±4.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.2%±7.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Colrain and Weweantic 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% |
17.3%±6.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Weweantic and Colrain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $80,673±$10kHighest 22% below MA |
$62,481±$39kLowest 40% below MA |
| Colrain and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $284,300±$14kLowest 49% below MA |
$420,800±$42kHighest 25% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,102±$77 37% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,317Highest 28% below MA |
$3,764Lowest 37% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46%±22.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Colrain and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.2%Highest MA: 10% |
0%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1973Highest 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 15% above MA |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
| Work from home | 8.4%±2.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Colrain and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | Mohawk Trail | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.