What stands out worked out from the figures below

Greenfield has the most people working from home (11.9%).

Ira has the most homeowners (90.7%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Greenfield	Ira
People
Population	17,664Highest	381Lowest
Median age	44.6±2.1Lowest 15% above U.S.	54.1±5.5Highest 39% above U.S.
Kids under 18	18.3%±1.9Highest U.S.: 22%	10.5%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22%
Age 65+	23.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2%	28.9%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2%
	Ira and Greenfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	39.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	37.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.7%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4%	3.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Greenfield and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$55,614±$7kLowest 31% below U.S.	$71,827±$5kHighest 11% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$263,100±$16kLowest 21% below U.S.	$272,900±$18kHighest 18% below U.S.
	Ira and Greenfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,107±$67Highest 22% below U.S.	$942±$52Lowest 33% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,769Highest 53% above U.S.	$4,146Lowest 33% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	63.2%±7.3Highest U.S.: 51.1%	36.4%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1%
	Greenfield and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	15.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	14.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	55.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%	90.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S.	1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	17 minLowest 34% below U.S.	28 minHighest 6% above U.S.
Work from home	11.9%±2.4Highest U.S.: 15.1%	2.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#257 of 282 in MA	—
School district	Greenfield	—
High school in town	Greenfield High	—
Students per teacherat that high school	10.9	—
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U.S. 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.