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Leverett vs Barre vs Amherst Town
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
Bordering LeverettSunderland
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Leverett has the most people working from home (28.5%).
Barre has the most kids (15.8% under 18).
Amherst Town has the youngest population (median age 21.4).
Amherst Town is a college town. 59.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Leverett | Barre | Amherst Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,608Lowest |
5,572 |
38,182Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+2.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 56±6.4Highest 40% above MA |
43.8±8.5 9% above MA |
21.4±0.2Lowest 47% below MA |
| Leverett and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.7%±2.4 MA: 19.4% |
15.8%±5.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
7.5%±1.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Barre and Leverett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 34.8%±4.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
19%±5.6 MA: 17.9% |
10.1%±1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 67.4% MA: 47.3% |
31.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
75.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±3.2 MA: 7.9% |
59.6%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,688±$18k about the MA average |
$107,727±$13kHighest 4% above MA |
$66,968±$7kLowest 36% below MA |
| Barre and Leverett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $435,500±$35k 23% below MA |
$394,300±$55kLowest 30% below MA |
$484,900±$21kHighest 14% below MA |
| Amherst Town and Leverett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,389±$135 21% below MA |
$1,030±$713Lowest 42% below MA |
$1,671±$93Highest 5% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,779 13% above MA |
$5,163Lowest 14% below MA |
$8,787Highest 47% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.3%±6.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
38.2%±27.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
68.1%±8.8 MA: 51.8% |
| Leverett and Amherst Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10% MA: 10% |
8.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
23.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.8% MA: 62.5% |
44.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 9 yrs newer than MA |
1971Lowest 7 yrs newer than MA |
1975Highest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% below MA |
36 minHighest 24% above MA |
18 minLowest 38% below MA |
| Work from home | 28.5%±5Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.2%±4.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
21%±2.6 MA: 18.6% |
| Leverett and Amherst Town 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 | — | #134 of 282 in MA | #58 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Leverett | Quabbin | Amherst · Amherst-Pelham |
| High school in town | None in town | Quabbin Regional High School | Amherst Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.9Highest |
11.3Lowest |
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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.