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Hatfield vs Whately vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hatfield has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Whately has the oldest population (median age 49.3).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.4%).
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 | Whately | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,325 |
1,499Lowest |
16,038Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.8±5 20% above U.S. |
49.3±6.7Highest 27% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Whately and Hatfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.4%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±4.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.5%±6.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Whately and Hatfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
47.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hatfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,005±$25kLowest 10% above U.S. |
$116,563±$15k 44% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $440,800±$26k 32% above U.S. |
$431,500±$22kLowest 30% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,267±$216 10% below U.S. |
$977±$125Lowest 31% below U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,930Lowest 58% above U.S. |
$5,027 61% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.6%±11.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
26.7%±29Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Hatfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 23% below U.S. |
23 min 13% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 16%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.4%±8.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Whately 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 | #198 of 282 in MA | — | #13 of 120 in NH |
| School district | Hatfield | Whately | Windham School District |
| High school in town | Smith Academy | None in town | Windham High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 6.1Lowest |
— | 12.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.