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Easthampton vs Lee vs Southampton
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).
Lee has the oldest population (median age 55.2).
Southampton has the highest household income ($123k).
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 | Lee | Southampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,086Highest |
5,719Lowest |
6,230 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.6 15% above MA |
55.2±5.8Highest 38% above MA |
43.4±3.5Lowest 9% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
12.6%±5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Southampton and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±3 MA: 17.9% |
33.4%±6.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.9%±4.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
44.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
5%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
4.7%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Easthampton and Lee 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 31% below MA |
$83,750±$13k 19% below MA |
$123,125±$23kHighest 18% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $371,500±$15k 34% below MA |
$352,700±$19kLowest 37% below MA |
$452,300±$25kHighest 20% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,292±$70Lowest 27% below MA |
$1,375±$212Highest 22% below MA |
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| Lee and Easthampton 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 |
$3,980Lowest 34% below MA |
$5,470Highest 9% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±10.7 MA: 51.8% |
57.3%±21.2Highest MA: 51.8% |
26.2%±18.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Lee and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8%Highest MA: 10% |
7.2% MA: 10% |
2.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
71.1% MA: 62.5% |
90.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
1959Lowest 5 yrs older than MA |
1983Highest 19 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 23% below MA |
18 minLowest 38% below MA |
22 minHighest 23% below MA |
| Work from home | 19%±3.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
16.4%±7.8 MA: 18.6% |
8.2%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Easthampton and Lee 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 | #209 of 282 in MA | #205 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Easthampton | Lee | Southampton |
| High school in town | Easthampton High | Lee Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Highest |
9.2Lowest |
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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.