Compare towns
Easthampton vs Otis 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).
Otis has the highest household income ($109k).
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 | Otis | Montague |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,086Highest |
1,624Lowest |
8,482 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+1.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46±2.6 15% above MA |
51±3.2Highest 28% above MA |
44.3±3.1Lowest 11% above MA |
| Otis and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
15.1%±4.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19%±2.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Montague 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% |
28%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Otis 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% MA: 47.3% |
39.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
37.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.9%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
| Easthampton and Montague 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 |
$108,898±$6kHighest 5% above MA |
$70,510±$12kLowest 32% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $371,500±$15k 34% below MA |
$396,700±$40kHighest 29% below MA |
$282,100±$17kLowest 50% below MA |
| Otis and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,292±$70 27% below MA |
$1,318±$924Highest 25% below MA |
$1,207±$115Lowest 31% below MA |
| Otis and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,932Highest 18% below MA |
$2,408Lowest 60% below MA |
$3,922 35% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±10.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
63.3%±100 MA: 51.8% |
64.6%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Montague and Otis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8% MA: 10% |
1.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.5%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
62.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1951Lowest 13 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 23% below MA |
34 minHighest 15% above MA |
21 minLowest 28% below MA |
| Work from home | 19%±3.2 MA: 18.6% |
22.3%±7.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Otis and Easthampton 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 | — | #265 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Easthampton | Farmington River Reg | Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical · Gill-Montague |
| High school in town | Easthampton High | None in town | Franklin County Technical |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
— | 11.7Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.