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Holyoke vs Weweantic
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Holyoke has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Weweantic has the most homeowners (88.7%).
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 | Holyoke | Weweantic |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 37,813Highest |
1,452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+0.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40±1.6Lowest about the MA average |
44.4±13.9Highest 11% above MA |
| Weweantic and Holyoke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±1.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.2%±7.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±1.6Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.3%±6.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Holyoke and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±0.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Weweantic and Holyoke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $53,605±$3kLowest 48% below MA |
$62,481±$39kHighest 40% below MA |
| Weweantic and Holyoke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,100±$8kLowest 51% below MA |
$420,800±$42kHighest 25% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,021±$60 42% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,065Highest 32% below MA |
$3,764Lowest 37% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.7%±5.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Holyoke and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 27%Highest MA: 10% |
0%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 41.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 14 yrs older than MA |
1973Highest 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 34% below MA |
22 minHighest 24% below MA |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #281 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Holyoke · Springfield | — |
| High school in town | Holyoke High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.5 |
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| 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.