Compare towns
Gill vs Acton vs Greenfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gill has the most homeowners (82.3%).
Acton has the most people working from home (35.9%).
Greenfield has the most renters (44.3% rent).
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 | Gill | Acton | Greenfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,740Lowest |
24,155Highest |
17,664 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+9.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 43.8±2.6Lowest 9% above MA |
44.5±0.8 11% above MA |
44.6±2.1Highest 12% above MA |
| Greenfield and Acton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±8.7 MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.3%±1.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Acton and Gill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±1.7 MA: 17.9% |
17.6%±1.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.4%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Greenfield and Gill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3% MA: 47.3% |
79.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
39.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.1%±2.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.9%±1.2 MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Gill and Acton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,208±$14k 13% below MA |
$158,230±$14kHighest 52% above MA |
$55,614±$7kLowest 47% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $340,100±$17k 39% below MA |
$807,300±$20kHighest 44% above MA |
$263,100±$16kLowest 53% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,193±$246 32% below MA |
$1,986±$155Highest 13% above MA |
$1,107±$67Lowest 37% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,318Lowest 28% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$4,769 20% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±10.4 MA: 51.8% |
47.7%±11.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
63.2%±7.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Greenfield and Gill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% MA: 10% |
3.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
15.2%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
74.9% MA: 62.5% |
55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1947Lowest 17 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 29% below MA |
35 minHighest 19% above MA |
17 minLowest 40% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±8 MA: 18.6% |
35.9%±4.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.9%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #13 of 282 in MA | #257 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Gill-Montague | Acton-Boxborough | Greenfield |
| High school in town | None in town | Acton-Boxborough Regional High | Greenfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.5Highest |
10.9Lowest |
| 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.