Compare towns
Erving vs Wendell vs Hinsdale
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 most kids (16.3% under 18).
Wendell has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9%).
Hinsdale has the shortest commute (23 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 | Erving | Wendell | Hinsdale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,703 |
850Lowest |
1,859Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-5.6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.3±2.4Lowest 8% above MA |
47.1±8.8Highest 18% above MA |
43.8±10.1 9% above MA |
| Wendell and Hinsdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
16%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
15%±4.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Erving and Wendell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±2.4 MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±5.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Wendell and Erving 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% |
51.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.9 MA: 7.9% |
8.1%±4.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Hinsdale and Wendell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,656±$9k 25% below MA |
$65,288±$14kLowest 37% below MA |
$77,845±$17kHighest 25% below MA |
| Hinsdale 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 |
$290,300±$31kHighest 48% below MA |
$267,600±$35kLowest 52% below MA |
| Wendell and Erving are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,163±$213 34% below MA |
$1,239±$519Highest 30% below MA |
$1,109±$118Lowest 37% below MA |
| Wendell 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 |
$4,519Highest 25% below MA |
$3,065 49% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.5%±23 MA: 51.8% |
55.6%±40.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
38.3%±24.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Wendell and Erving are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2% MA: 10% |
21.3%Highest MA: 10% |
3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5% MA: 62.5% |
86.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
78.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1958 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% below MA |
33 minHighest 13% above MA |
23 minLowest 20% below MA |
| Work from home | 3.6%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
16.8%±7.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
7.7%±4.1 MA: 18.6% |
| Wendell and Hinsdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Erving | New Salem-Wendell | Central Berkshire |
| High school in town | None in town | None 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.