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Easthampton vs Thomaston 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
Easthampton has the most people working from home (19%).
Thomaston has the highest household income ($103k).
Greenfield has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Thomaston | Greenfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 16,086 |
7,492Lowest |
17,664Highest |
| Median age | 46±2.6Highest 18% above U.S. |
41.5±7.7Lowest 7% above U.S. |
44.6±2.1 15% above U.S. |
| Easthampton and Greenfield 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% |
20.5%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.3%±1.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Thomaston and Greenfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.6%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.4%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Easthampton and Greenfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38% U.S.: 35.7% |
34%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Easthampton and Thomaston 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. |
$103,218±$15kHighest 28% above U.S. |
$55,614±$7kLowest 31% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $371,500±$15kHighest 12% above U.S. |
$282,600±$23k 15% below U.S. |
$263,100±$16kLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,292±$70Highest 9% below U.S. |
$1,037±$147Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,107±$67 22% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,932 58% above U.S. |
$5,915Highest 90% above U.S. |
$4,769Lowest 53% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±10.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.9%±22 U.S.: 51.1% |
63.2%±7.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Greenfield and Thomaston 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% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
15.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
77.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
55.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Highest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 16% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
17 minLowest 34% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19%±3.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.6%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.9%±2.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #92 of 282 in MA | #106 of 149 in CT | #257 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Easthampton | Thomaston School District | Greenfield |
| High school in town | Easthampton High | Thomaston High School | Greenfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
10.7 |
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.