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Hatfield vs Somerville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hatfield has the most homeowners (74.6%).
Somerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+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.
| Measure | Hatfield | Somerville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,325Lowest |
81,036Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.8±5Highest 17% above MA |
31.9±0.6Lowest 20% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 14%±4.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
9.8%±0.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Hatfield and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±4.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
10%±0.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
69.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
12.8%±1.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $89,005±$25kLowest 14% below MA |
$132,572±$6kHighest 28% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $440,800±$26kLowest 22% below MA |
$911,300±$26kHighest 62% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,267±$216Lowest 28% below MA |
$2,517±$64Highest 43% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,930Lowest 18% below MA |
$6,186Highest 3% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.6%±11.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
36.2%±2.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Hatfield and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest MA: 10% |
9.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
34.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Highest 3 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 30% below MA |
31 minHighest 7% above MA |
| Work from home | 16%±6.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
31.3%±2.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #198 of 282 in MA | #225 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hatfield | Somerville |
| High school in town | Smith Academy | Somerville High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 6.1Lowest |
11.2Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.