Compare towns
Erving vs Gill vs Orange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Erving has the oldest housing (typical home built 1957).
Gill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
Orange has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
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 | Erving | Gill | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,703Lowest |
1,740 |
7,573Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-3.4% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.3±2.4 8% above MA |
43.8±2.6Highest 9% above MA |
41.8±2.2Lowest 4% above MA |
| Gill and Erving are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19%±8.7 MA: 19.4% |
22.2%±3.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Orange and Gill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.1%±1.7 MA: 17.9% |
20.3%±3.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Erving and Gill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.1% MA: 47.3% |
42.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
15.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
7.1%±2.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
2%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,656±$9k 25% below MA |
$90,208±$14kHighest 13% below MA |
$55,824±$10kLowest 46% below MA |
| Gill and Erving are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,800±$20k 52% below MA |
$340,100±$17kHighest 39% below MA |
$245,900±$18kLowest 56% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,163±$213 34% below MA |
$1,193±$246Highest 32% below MA |
$775±$233Lowest 56% below MA |
| Gill and Erving are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,870Lowest 69% below MA |
$4,318Highest 28% below MA |
$4,136 31% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.5%±23 MA: 51.8% |
62.7%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
41%±11.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Gill and Erving are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
22.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5% MA: 62.5% |
82.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
70%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
1968Highest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% below MA |
21 minLowest 29% below MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
| Work from home | 3.6%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±8Highest MA: 18.6% |
6.6%±2.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Gill and Orange 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 | — | — | #275 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Erving | Gill-Montague | Orange · Ralph C Mahar |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Ralph C Mahar Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.0 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.