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Greenfield vs Webster vs Deerfield
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 most affordable homes ($263k median).
Webster has the youngest population (median age 39.9).
Deerfield has the most people working from home (17.5%).
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 | Webster | Deerfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,664 |
17,748Highest |
5,158Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-0.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.6±2.1 12% above MA |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
51.8±3.6Highest 30% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±1.9 MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.2%±3.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Webster and Greenfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.4%±2.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.6%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.9%±4.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Greenfield and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.1% MA: 47.3% |
25.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
44.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.8%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
7.9%±3.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Deerfield and Webster 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 47% below MA |
$72,895±$6k 30% below MA |
$106,136±$14kHighest about the MA average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,100±$16kLowest 53% below MA |
$361,500±$12k 36% below MA |
$414,900±$37kHighest 26% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$67Lowest 37% below MA |
$1,228±$81 30% below MA |
$1,334±$318Highest 24% below MA |
| Deerfield and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,769 20% below MA |
$3,999Lowest 33% below MA |
$5,824Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.2%±7.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±6.7 MA: 51.8% |
26.1%±15.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 15.2%Highest MA: 10% |
12.7% MA: 10% |
7.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
59.8% MA: 62.5% |
78.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 17 yrs older than MA |
1962 2 yrs older than MA |
1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 40% below MA |
31 minHighest 5% above MA |
18 min 40% below MA |
| Work from home | 11.9%±2.4 MA: 18.6% |
8%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±6.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Deerfield 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 | #271 of 282 in MA | #156 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Greenfield | Webster | Deerfield · Frontier |
| High school in town | Greenfield High | Bartlett High School | Frontier Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
11.6Highest |
11.1 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.