Compare towns
Gill vs Fairhaven 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 people working from home (14.9%).
Fairhaven has the most expensive homes ($447k median).
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 | Fairhaven | Greenfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,740Lowest |
15,903 |
17,664Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 43.8±2.6Lowest 9% above MA |
48.5±3.4Highest 21% above MA |
44.6±2.1 12% above MA |
| Fairhaven and Greenfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±8.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
16.9%±2.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.3%±1.9 MA: 19.4% |
| Gill and Greenfield 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% |
24.9%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
23.4%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Fairhaven and Greenfield 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% |
32.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
39.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.1%±2.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.3%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
| Gill and Greenfield 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 |
$95,965±$19kHighest 8% below MA |
$55,614±$7kLowest 47% below MA |
| Fairhaven and Gill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $340,100±$17k 39% below MA |
$446,700±$19kHighest 21% below MA |
$263,100±$16kLowest 53% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,193±$246Highest 32% below MA |
$1,118±$79 37% below MA |
$1,107±$67Lowest 37% below MA |
| Gill and Fairhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,318 28% below MA |
$3,566Lowest 40% below MA |
$4,769Highest 20% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±10.4 MA: 51.8% |
51.1%±14Lowest 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%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.3% MA: 10% |
15.2%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
74.4% MA: 62.5% |
55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1952 12 yrs older than MA |
1947Lowest 17 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 29% below MA |
29 minHighest about the MA average |
17 minLowest 40% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±8Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.4%±3.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
11.9%±2.4 MA: 18.6% |
| Gill and Greenfield 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 | — | #126 of 282 in MA | #257 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Gill-Montague | Fairhaven | Greenfield |
| High school in town | None in town | Fairhaven High | Greenfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4Highest |
10.9Lowest |
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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.