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Greenfield vs Webster vs Montague
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).
Webster has the most expensive homes ($362k median).
Montague has the most people working from home (14.9%).
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 | Montague |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 17,664 |
17,748Highest |
8,482Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+1.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.6±2.1Highest 12% above MA |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
44.3±3.1 11% above MA |
| Greenfield and Montague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±1.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.6%±2.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
19%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Webster and Montague 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% |
19.6%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Montague 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 MA: 47.3% |
25.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
37.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.8%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Webster 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±$7kLowest 47% below MA |
$72,895±$6kHighest 30% below MA |
$70,510±$12k 32% below MA |
| Webster and Montague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,100±$16kLowest 53% below MA |
$361,500±$12kHighest 36% below MA |
$282,100±$17k 50% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,107±$67Lowest 37% below MA |
$1,228±$81Highest 30% below MA |
$1,207±$115 31% below MA |
| Webster and Montague 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 |
$3,999 33% below MA |
$3,922Lowest 35% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.2%±7.3 MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±6.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
64.6%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Montague and Greenfield 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% |
12.7% MA: 10% |
11.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
59.8% MA: 62.5% |
62.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 17 yrs older than MA |
1962Highest 2 yrs older than MA |
1951 13 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 40% below MA |
31 minHighest 5% above MA |
21 min 28% below MA |
| Work from home | 11.9%±2.4 MA: 18.6% |
8%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±4.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Montague 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 | #265 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Greenfield | Webster | Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical · Gill-Montague |
| High school in town | Greenfield High | Bartlett High School | Franklin County Technical |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Lowest |
11.6 |
11.7Highest |
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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.