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Deerfield vs Erving vs Greenfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Deerfield has the most expensive homes ($415k median).
Erving has the most homeowners (81.5%).
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 | Deerfield | Erving | Greenfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,158 |
1,703Lowest |
17,664Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 51.8±3.6Highest 30% above MA |
43.3±2.4Lowest 8% above MA |
44.6±2.1 12% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±3.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
16.3%±3.2 MA: 19.4% |
18.3%±1.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Greenfield and Erving are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2 MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.4Lowest 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+ | 44.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
39.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.9%±3.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.8%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
| Deerfield and Greenfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,136±$14kHighest about the MA average |
$77,656±$9k 25% below MA |
$55,614±$7kLowest 47% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $414,900±$37kHighest 26% below MA |
$271,800±$20k 52% below MA |
$263,100±$16kLowest 53% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,334±$318Highest 24% below MA |
$1,163±$213 34% below MA |
$1,107±$67Lowest 37% below MA |
| Deerfield and Erving are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,824Highest about the MA average |
$1,870Lowest 69% below MA |
$4,769 20% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.1%±15.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
46.5%±23 MA: 51.8% |
63.2%±7.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Greenfield and Erving are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% MA: 10% |
5.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
15.2%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4% MA: 62.5% |
81.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA |
1957 7 yrs older than MA |
1947Lowest 17 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 min 40% below MA |
28 minHighest 4% below MA |
17 minLowest 40% below MA |
| Work from home | 17.5%±6.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
3.6%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
11.9%±2.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Deerfield and Greenfield 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 | #156 of 282 in MA | — | #257 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Deerfield · Frontier | Erving | Greenfield |
| High school in town | Frontier Regional | None in town | Greenfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Highest |
— | 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.