Compare towns
Gill vs Erving vs Turners Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
Turners Falls 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 | Erving | Turners Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,740 |
1,703Lowest |
4,124Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-7.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+0.9% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.8±2.6Highest 9% above MA |
43.3±2.4 8% above MA |
42.9±4.3Lowest 7% 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 | 19%±8.7 MA: 19.4% |
16.3%±3.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.3%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Turners Falls and Gill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±1.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.6%±2.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.4%±3.6 MA: 17.9% |
| Erving and Turners Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
34.2% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.1%±2.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.8%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,208±$14kHighest 13% below MA |
$77,656±$9k 25% below MA |
$54,772±$5kLowest 47% 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 | $340,100±$17kHighest 39% below MA |
$271,800±$20k 52% below MA |
$246,700±$18kLowest 56% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,193±$246Highest 32% below MA |
$1,163±$213 34% below MA |
$1,116±$140Lowest 37% 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 | $4,318Highest 28% below MA |
$1,870Lowest 69% below MA |
$3,650 39% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
46.5%±23Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60.9%±11.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Gill and Turners Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% MA: 10% |
5.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
12.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
81.5% MA: 62.5% |
55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1957 7 yrs older than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 29% below MA |
28 minHighest 4% below MA |
18 minLowest 37% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±8Highest MA: 18.6% |
3.6%±2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
6.6%±3.1 MA: 18.6% |
| Gill and Turners Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Gill-Montague | Erving | — |
| High school 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.