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Greenfield vs Lee 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
Greenfield has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Lee has the highest household income ($84k).
Turners Falls has the most affordable homes ($247k median).
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 | Greenfield | Lee | Turners Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,664Highest |
5,719 |
4,124Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+0.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.6±2.1 12% above MA |
55.2±5.8Highest 38% above MA |
42.9±4.3Lowest 7% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±1.9 MA: 19.4% |
12.6%±5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.3%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Turners Falls and Greenfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.4%±2.2 MA: 17.9% |
33.4%±6.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.4%±3.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.1% MA: 47.3% |
44.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
34.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
5%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Lee and Greenfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,614±$7k 47% below MA |
$83,750±$13kHighest 19% below MA |
$54,772±$5kLowest 47% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,100±$16k 53% below MA |
$352,700±$19kHighest 37% below MA |
$246,700±$18kLowest 56% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$67Lowest 37% below MA |
$1,375±$212Highest 22% below MA |
$1,116±$140 37% below MA |
| Lee and Turners Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,769Highest 20% below MA |
$3,980 34% below MA |
$3,650Lowest 39% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.2%±7.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
57.3%±21.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60.9%±11.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Greenfield and Turners Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.2%Highest MA: 10% |
7.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
12.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
71.1%Highest MA: 62.5% |
55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947 17 yrs older than MA |
1959Highest 5 yrs older than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 40% below MA |
18 min 38% below MA |
18 minHighest 37% below MA |
| Work from home | 11.9%±2.4 MA: 18.6% |
16.4%±7.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
6.6%±3.1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Lee 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 | #257 of 282 in MA | #209 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Greenfield | Lee | — |
| High school in town | Greenfield High | Lee Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Highest |
9.2Lowest |
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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.