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Kingston vs Deerfield vs Kingston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kingston has the highest household income ($151k).
Deerfield has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Kingston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
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 | Kingston | Deerfield | Kingston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,910 |
5,158Lowest |
14,027Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% MA: +7.4% |
-0.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.4±3.4 26% above MA |
51.8±3.6Highest 30% above MA |
46.5±3.9Lowest 16% above MA |
| Deerfield and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±4.1 MA: 19.4% |
13.2%±3.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.9%±3.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Kingston and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±4.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.9%±4.2 MA: 17.9% |
22.8%±3.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Kingston and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8% MA: 47.3% |
44.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
48.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
7.9%±3.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $150,886±$30kHighest 45% above MA |
$106,136±$14kLowest about the MA average |
$119,876±$13k 15% above MA |
| Kingston and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $589,900±$36k 5% above MA |
$414,900±$37kLowest 26% below MA |
$610,600±$30kHighest 9% above MA |
| Kingston and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,603±$539Highest 9% below MA |
$1,334±$318 24% below MA |
$1,159±$244Lowest 34% below MA |
| Kingston and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,660 11% above MA |
$5,824Lowest about the MA average |
$7,650Highest 28% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.7%±25.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
26.1%±15.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
35.9%±13 MA: 51.8% |
| Kingston and Kingston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.9% MA: 10% |
7.8%Highest MA: 10% |
3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
78.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
81.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 5 yrs older than MA |
1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
1982Highest 18 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 30% above MA |
18 minLowest 40% below MA |
35 min 20% above MA |
| Work from home | 11.3%±5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±6.2 MA: 18.6% |
19.5%±4.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Kingston and Deerfield 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 | #99 of 282 in MA | #156 of 282 in MA | #99 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Deerfield · Frontier | Kingston · Silver Lake |
| High school in town | — | Frontier Regional | Silver Lake Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1Lowest |
12.0Highest |
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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.