What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Wolcott has the highest household income ($111k).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Easthampton	Wolcott
People
Population	16,086Lowest	16,279Highest
Median age	46±2.6Highest 18% above U.S.	44.4±2.5Lowest 14% above U.S.
	Easthampton and Wolcott 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%	19.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 22%
	Wolcott and Easthampton 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%	18.8%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
	Easthampton and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	38%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	37%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.1%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4%	5.3%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Easthampton and Wolcott 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 11% below U.S.	$110,850±$10kHighest 37% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$371,500±$15kHighest 12% above U.S.	$326,200±$17kLowest about the U.S. average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,292±$70Lowest 9% below U.S.	$1,464±$913Highest 4% above U.S.
	Wolcott and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,932Lowest 58% above U.S.	$5,799Highest 86% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.5%±10.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	49.8%±24.2Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	Wolcott and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	1.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	58.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	88.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S.	1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minLowest 16% below U.S.	30 minHighest 13% above U.S.
Work from home	19%±3.2Highest U.S.: 15.1%	11.2%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#92 of 282 in MA	#76 of 149 in CT
School district	Easthampton	Wolcott School District
High school in town	Easthampton High	Wolcott High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.8Lowest	10.1Highest
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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.