Compare towns
Egremont vs Washington vs Mount Washington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Egremont has the most renters (17.8% rent).
Washington has the most affordable homes ($371k median).
Mount Washington has the highest household income ($143k).
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 | Egremont | Washington | Mount Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,230Highest |
526 |
193Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-8.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 56.9±13.6Highest 42% above MA |
56.5±7.7 41% above MA |
52.1±10.7Lowest 30% above MA |
| Egremont and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.9%±5.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
13.3%±5.9 MA: 19.4% |
16.1%±14.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Mount Washington and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.4%±9.6 MA: 17.9% |
35.4%±1.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
27.5%±13Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Washington and Egremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 67.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
32.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
46.2% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±4.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.3%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.6%±7.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Egremont and Mount Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,458±$30k about the MA average |
$95,278±$12kLowest 8% below MA |
$142,500±$26kHighest 37% above MA |
| Mount Washington and Egremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $664,900±$109k 18% above MA |
$370,700±$32kLowest 34% below MA |
$714,300±$141kHighest 27% above MA |
| Mount Washington and Egremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,349±$393 23% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,647 39% below MA |
$4,381Highest 27% below MA |
$3,316Lowest 45% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 8.5%±40.7 MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
75%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Mount Washington and Egremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8%Highest MA: 10% |
2.7% MA: 10% |
2.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
92.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
87.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 5 yrs newer than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 44 minHighest 50% above MA |
25 minLowest 13% below MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 29.6%±7.7 MA: 18.6% |
12.9%±10.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
30.1%±14.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Mount Washington and Egremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Southern Berkshire | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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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.