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Easthampton vs Dover vs Montague
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Easthampton has the most renters (41.6% rent).
Dover has the most expensive homes ($1308k median).
Montague has the most affordable homes ($282k 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 | Easthampton | Dover | Montague |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,086Highest |
2,308Lowest |
8,482 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+1.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.6 15% above MA |
47.5±4Highest 19% above MA |
44.3±3.1Lowest 11% above MA |
| Dover and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.9%±4.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
19%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Dover and Montague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±3Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±3.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Easthampton and Montague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38% MA: 47.3% |
83.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
37.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.9 MA: 7.9% |
9.4%±4.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Dover and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,673±$7k 31% below MA |
$250,001Highest 140% above MA |
$70,510±$12kLowest 32% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $371,500±$15k 34% below MA |
$1,308,300±$149kHighest 133% above MA |
$282,100±$17kLowest 50% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,292±$70Highest 27% below MA |
— | $1,207±$115Lowest 31% below MA |
| Easthampton and Montague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,932 18% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$3,922Lowest 35% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±10.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
64.6%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
| Dover and Montague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8% MA: 10% |
3.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.5%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
97.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
62.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
1967Highest 3 yrs newer than MA |
1951Lowest 13 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 23% below MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
21 minLowest 28% below MA |
| Work from home | 19%±3.2 MA: 18.6% |
37.4%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #92 of 282 in MA | #1 of 282 in MA | #265 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Easthampton | — | Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical · Gill-Montague |
| High school in town | Easthampton High | — | Franklin County Technical |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
— | 11.7Highest |
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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.