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Easthampton vs Ogunquit vs Boylston vs Greenfield

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Boylston has the highest household income ($141k).
Greenfield has the most affordable homes ($263k median).

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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.

MeasureEasthamptonOgunquitBoylstonGreenfield
People
Population
16,086
1,379Lowest
4,948
17,664Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+76.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+11.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
46±2.6
18% above U.S.
62.8±4.8Highest
61% above U.S.
48.2±2.3
24% above U.S.
44.6±2.1Lowest
15% above U.S.
Kids under 18
15.5%±2.4
U.S.: 22%
5.7%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
18%±3.6
U.S.: 22%
18.3%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
Greenfield and Boylston 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%
43.6%±10.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
22%±4.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.4%±2.2
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
38%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
54.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
39.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.1%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±2.8
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±0.9
U.S.: 6.4%
Easthampton and Ogunquit 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.
$114,259±$56k
42% above U.S.
$140,962±$28kHighest
75% above U.S.
$55,614±$7kLowest
31% below U.S.
Boylston 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±$15k
12% above U.S.
$875,700±$79kHighest
163% above U.S.
$578,600±$47k
74% above U.S.
$263,100±$16kLowest
21% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,292±$70
9% below U.S.
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$2,032±$350Highest
44% above U.S.
$1,107±$67Lowest
22% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,932
58% above U.S.
$4,473Lowest
43% above U.S.
$7,266Highest
133% above U.S.
$4,769
53% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
45.5%±10.7
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±61.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
45.1%±16.7
U.S.: 51.1%
63.2%±7.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Greenfield and Easthampton 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%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
15.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
58.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
79.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
55.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1966
14 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1947Lowest
33 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 min
16% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
27 minHighest
about the U.S. average
17 minLowest
34% below U.S.
Work from home
19%±3.2
U.S.: 15.1%
43.3%±12.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.7%±5.3
U.S.: 15.1%
11.9%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #92 of 282 in MA — #72 of 282 in MA #257 of 282 in MA
School district Easthampton — Berlin-Boylston Greenfield
High school in town Easthampton High — Tahanto Regional High Greenfield High
Students per teacherat that high school
9.8Lowest
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11.1Highest
10.9
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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.