Compare towns
Gill vs Ware vs Ware 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 highest household income ($90k).
Ware has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
Greenfield has the shortest commute (17 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 | Gill | Ware | Ware | Greenfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,740Lowest |
6,369 |
10,048 |
17,664Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+1.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+2% MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 43.8±2.6 9% above MA |
39.8±6Lowest about the MA average |
43.1±4.7 8% above MA |
44.6±2.1Highest 12% above MA |
| Greenfield and Gill 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% |
23.3%±4.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
18.3%±1.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Ware and Ware 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% |
17.4%±3.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4 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%Highest MA: 47.3% |
15.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
24% MA: 47.3% |
39.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.1%±2.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Gill and Ware 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 |
$45,158±$11kLowest 57% below MA |
$67,475±$15k 35% below MA |
$55,614±$7k 47% below MA |
| Gill and Ware 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 |
$253,400±$31kLowest 55% below MA |
$289,700±$28k 48% below MA |
$263,100±$16k 53% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,193±$246Highest 32% below MA |
$1,039±$104Lowest 41% below MA |
$1,043±$109 41% below MA |
$1,107±$67 37% below MA |
| Gill and Greenfield 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 |
$3,408Lowest 43% below MA |
$4,237 29% below MA |
$4,769Highest 20% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±10.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
64.5%±17.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2 MA: 51.8% |
63.2%±7.3 MA: 51.8% |
| Ware and Ware 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% |
14.1% MA: 10% |
11.8% MA: 10% |
15.2%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
57.4% MA: 62.5% |
72.3% MA: 62.5% |
55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1960 4 yrs older than MA |
1947 17 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 29% below MA |
27 min 9% below MA |
28 minHighest about the MA average |
17 minLowest 40% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±8 MA: 18.6% |
16.6%±5Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
11.9%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Ware and Gill 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 | — | #267 of 282 in MA | #267 of 282 in MA | #257 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Gill-Montague | — | Ware | Greenfield |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Ware Junior/Senior High School | Greenfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.1Highest |
10.9Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.