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Easthampton vs Morris vs Greenfield

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

Easthampton, MAMassachusetts · 16,086 people

Morris, CTNorthwest Hills Planning Region · 2,164 people

Greenfield, MAMassachusetts · 17,664 people

Bordering EasthamptonSouthampton Northampton Holyoke Hadley

Towns like EasthamptonMontague Spencer Northbridge West Springfield Town

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Easthampton has the most people working from home (19%).

Morris has the most homeowners (89.4%).

Greenfield has the most affordable homes ($263k 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	Morris	Greenfield
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People
Population	16,086	2,164Lowest	17,664Highest
Median age	46±2.6 18% above U.S.	52.8±6.5Highest 36% above U.S.	44.6±2.1Lowest 15% above U.S.
	Morris 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 U.S.: 22%	17.9%±4.5 U.S.: 22%	18.3%±1.9Highest U.S.: 22%
	Greenfield and Morris 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%	29.3%±6.6Highest U.S.: 17.2%	23.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
	Morris and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	38%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	41.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	39.1% U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.1%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4%	5.2%±3 U.S.: 6.4%	3.7%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Easthampton and Morris 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 11% below U.S.	$109,191±$25kHighest 35% above U.S.	$55,614±$7kLowest 31% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$371,500±$15k 12% above U.S.	$396,000±$60kHighest 19% above U.S.	$263,100±$16kLowest 21% below U.S.
	Morris and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,292±$70Highest 9% below U.S.	$1,204±$134 15% below U.S.	$1,107±$67Lowest 22% below U.S.
	Easthampton and Morris 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.	$5,273Highest 69% above U.S.	$4,769Lowest 53% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.5%±10.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	57.1%±31.9 U.S.: 51.1%	63.2%±7.3Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	Greenfield and Morris 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%	6.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	15.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	58.4% U.S.: 65.2%	89.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	55.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1966 14 yrs older than U.S.	1967Highest 13 yrs older than U.S.	1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 min 16% below U.S.	29 minHighest 11% above U.S.	17 minLowest 34% below U.S.
Work from home	19%±3.2Highest U.S.: 15.1%	18.4%±5.7 U.S.: 15.1%	11.9%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
	Easthampton and Morris 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	—	#257 of 282 in MA
School district	Easthampton	Regional School District 20	Greenfield
High school in town	Easthampton High	None in town	Greenfield High
Students per teacherat that high school	9.8Lowest	—	10.9Highest
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Old photos in History	None yet	None yet	None yet

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.