Compare towns
Lenox vs Deerfield vs Stockbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lenox has the most renters (28.6% rent).
Deerfield has the youngest population (median age 51.8).
Stockbridge has the most people working from home (52.4%).
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 | Lenox | Deerfield | Stockbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,079 |
5,158Highest |
2,056Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4% MA: +7.4% |
-0.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 60.1±4.3 50% above MA |
51.8±3.6Lowest 30% above MA |
63.7±3.5Highest 59% above MA |
| Stockbridge and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±4.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.2%±3.7 MA: 19.4% |
8.4%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Lenox and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 40.1%±7.8 MA: 17.9% |
22.9%±4.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
47%±7.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Stockbridge and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.7% MA: 47.3% |
44.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
62.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.8 MA: 7.9% |
7.9%±3.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±2.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Deerfield and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,080±$31kLowest about the MA average |
$106,136±$14k about the MA average |
$146,250±$67kHighest 41% above MA |
| Stockbridge and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $466,700±$43k 17% below MA |
$414,900±$37kLowest 26% below MA |
$600,000±$99kHighest 7% above MA |
| Stockbridge and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,091±$238 38% below MA |
$1,334±$318Highest 24% below MA |
$858±$375Lowest 51% below MA |
| Deerfield and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,299 12% below MA |
$5,824Highest about the MA average |
$4,652Lowest 22% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.2%±18.8 MA: 51.8% |
26.1%±15.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60.8%±27Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Stockbridge and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.5%Highest MA: 10% |
7.8% MA: 10% |
7.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
78.4% MA: 62.5% |
83.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 22% below MA |
18 minLowest 40% below MA |
20 min 33% below MA |
| Work from home | 18.3%±8.8 MA: 18.6% |
17.5%±6.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
52.4%±19.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #90 of 282 in MA | #156 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Lenox | Deerfield · Frontier | — |
| High school in town | Lenox Memorial High | Frontier Regional | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.6Lowest |
11.1Highest |
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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.