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Lenox vs Hatfield 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).
Hatfield has the youngest population (median age 46.8).
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 | Hatfield | Stockbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,079Highest |
3,325 |
2,056Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+2.2% MA: +7.4% |
+3.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 60.1±4.3 50% above MA |
46.8±5Lowest 17% 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%±4.1 MA: 19.4% |
14%±4.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
8.4%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Hatfield and Lenox 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% |
23.3%±4.6Lowest 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% |
48.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
62.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.8 MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±2.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Hatfield 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±$31k about the MA average |
$89,005±$25kLowest 14% below MA |
$146,250±$67kHighest 41% above MA |
| Stockbridge and Lenox 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 |
$440,800±$26kLowest 22% 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 |
$1,267±$216Highest 28% below MA |
$858±$375Lowest 51% below MA |
| Hatfield and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,299Highest 12% below MA |
$4,930 18% below MA |
$4,652Lowest 22% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.2%±18.8 MA: 51.8% |
42.6%±11.8Lowest 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% MA: 10% |
8.9%Highest MA: 10% |
7.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
74.6% MA: 62.5% |
83.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
1967Highest 3 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 22% below MA |
20 min 30% below MA |
20 minLowest 33% below MA |
| Work from home | 18.3%±8.8 MA: 18.6% |
16%±6.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
52.4%±19.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #90 of 282 in MA | #198 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Lenox | Hatfield | — |
| High school in town | Lenox Memorial High | Smith Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.6Highest |
6.1Lowest |
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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.