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Easthampton vs Hadley vs Hatfield vs Ogunquit

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Easthampton has the most renters (41.6% rent).
Hadley has the most kids (16.2% under 18).
Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).

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.

MeasureEasthamptonHadleyHatfieldOgunquit
People
Population
16,086Highest
5,306
3,325
1,379Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+1.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
46±2.6
18% above U.S.
45.8±7.1Lowest
18% above U.S.
46.8±5
20% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
Kids under 18
15.5%±2.4
U.S.: 22%
16.2%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
14%±4.3
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Hadley and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.9%±3
U.S.: 17.2%
24.2%±4.8
U.S.: 17.2%
23.3%±4.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
38%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
61.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
48.5%
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.1%±1.9
U.S.: 6.4%
10.9%±5.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.1%±2.6
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Hadley 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±$7kLowest
11% below U.S.
$119,259±$12kHighest
48% above U.S.
$89,005±$25k
10% above U.S.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
Hadley and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$371,500±$15kLowest
12% above U.S.
$511,000±$43k
54% above U.S.
$440,800±$26k
32% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,292±$70
9% below U.S.
$1,402±$132Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,267±$216Lowest
10% below U.S.
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Hadley and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,932
58% above U.S.
$5,271Highest
69% above U.S.
$4,930
58% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
45.5%±10.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
38.6%±18.9
U.S.: 51.1%
42.6%±11.8
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Easthampton and Hatfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8%
U.S.: 12.5%
6.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
58.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
73.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
74.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1966Lowest
14 yrs older than U.S.
1971
9 yrs older than U.S.
1967
13 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 min
16% below U.S.
20 minLowest
26% below U.S.
20 min
23% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
19%±3.2
U.S.: 15.1%
20.1%±7.4
U.S.: 15.1%
16%±6.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #92 of 282 in MA #116 of 282 in MA #198 of 282 in MA —
School district Easthampton Hadley Hatfield —
High school in town Easthampton High Hopkins Academy Smith Academy —
Students per teacherat that high school
9.8Highest
7.3
6.1Lowest
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U.S. 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.