Compare towns
Gill vs Plainfield 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%).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Plainfield | Turners Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,740 |
616Lowest |
4,124Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+0.9% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.8±2.6 9% above MA |
50.6±9.5Highest 27% above MA |
42.9±4.3Lowest 7% above MA |
| Plainfield and Gill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±8.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19%±9.3Lowest 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% |
29.5%±7.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.4%±3.6 MA: 17.9% |
| Plainfield 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% MA: 47.3% |
52.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
34.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.1%±2.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.5 MA: 7.9% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Gill and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,208±$14kHighest 13% below MA |
$63,500±$14k 39% below MA |
$54,772±$5kLowest 47% below MA |
| Gill and Plainfield 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 |
$309,000±$47k 45% below MA |
$246,700±$18kLowest 56% below MA |
| Gill and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,193±$246 32% below MA |
$1,292±$558Highest 27% below MA |
$1,116±$140Lowest 37% below MA |
| Plainfield and Gill 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 |
$4,458Highest 26% below MA |
$3,650Lowest 39% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
40%±100Lowest 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%Lowest MA: 10% |
16.9%Highest MA: 10% |
12.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.3% MA: 62.5% |
98%Highest 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 |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 29% below MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
18 minLowest 37% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±8 MA: 18.6% |
26.2%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
6.6%±3.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Plainfield and Gill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Gill-Montague | — | — |
| High school 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.