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Leverett vs Worcester vs Egremont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Leverett has the most homeowners (87.2%).
Worcester has the most renters (57.2% rent).
Egremont has the most expensive homes ($665k median).
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 | Worcester | Egremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,608 |
207,055Highest |
1,230Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+14.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+12% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56±6.4 40% above MA |
33.9±0.5Lowest 15% below MA |
56.9±13.6Highest 42% above MA |
| Egremont and Leverett 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% |
19.6%±0.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
10.9%±5.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 34.8%±4.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
13.3%±0.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
30.4%±9.6 MA: 17.9% |
| Leverett and Egremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 67.4% MA: 47.3% |
35.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
67.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
14.1%±0.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±4.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,688±$18kHighest about the MA average |
$70,102±$2kLowest 33% below MA |
$101,458±$30k about the MA average |
| Leverett and Egremont 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 |
$374,400±$7kLowest 33% below MA |
$664,900±$109kHighest 18% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,389±$135 21% below MA |
$1,487±$38Highest 16% below MA |
$1,349±$393Lowest 23% below MA |
| Worcester and Leverett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,779Highest 13% above MA |
$4,733 21% below MA |
$3,647Lowest 39% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.3%±6.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
54.2%±2.9 MA: 51.8% |
8.5%±40.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 10% MA: 10% |
19.6%Highest MA: 10% |
8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
42.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
82.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 9 yrs newer than MA |
1951Lowest 13 yrs older than MA |
1969 5 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% below MA |
24 minLowest 17% below MA |
44 minHighest 50% above MA |
| Work from home | 28.5%±5 MA: 18.6% |
11.5%±1Lowest MA: 18.6% |
29.6%±7.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Egremont and Leverett 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 | — | #266 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Leverett | Ma Academy for Math and Science · Worcester | Southern Berkshire |
| High school in town | None in town | South High Community | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.6 |
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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.