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Millers Falls vs Westhampton vs Montague
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Millers Falls has the most affordable homes ($254k median).
Westhampton has the most expensive homes ($413k median).
Montague has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.7%).
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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 | Millers Falls | Westhampton | Montague |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,054Lowest |
1,552 |
8,482Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+0.9% MA: +7.4% |
+1.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.2±7.4 13% above MA |
49.3±4.9Highest 23% above MA |
44.3±3.1Lowest 11% above MA |
| Westhampton and Millers Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±6.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
18%±4.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Millers Falls and Montague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±7.6Lowest MA: 17.9% |
25.4%±2.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
23.5%±3.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Westhampton and Montague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
47%Highest MA: 47.3% |
37.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±2.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Millers Falls and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,750±$10kLowest 34% below MA |
$100,000±$7kHighest 4% below MA |
$70,510±$12k 32% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,200±$47kLowest 55% below MA |
$413,200±$24kHighest 26% below MA |
$282,100±$17k 50% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,316±$181Highest 25% below MA |
$1,304±$229 26% below MA |
$1,207±$115Lowest 31% below MA |
| Millers Falls and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,212Lowest 63% below MA |
$6,476Highest 8% above MA |
$3,922 35% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±34.1 MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±53.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
64.6%±8.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Montague and Millers Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.6%Highest MA: 10% |
6.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
11.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.8% MA: 62.5% |
91.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
62.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1969Highest 5 yrs newer than MA |
1951 13 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 14% below MA |
29 minHighest about the MA average |
21 minLowest 28% below MA |
| Work from home | 12%±12.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
14.1%±4 MA: 18.6% |
14.9%±4.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Montague and Westhampton 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 | — | — | #265 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Hampshire · Westhampton | Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical · Gill-Montague |
| High school in town | — | Hampshire Regional High | Franklin County Technical |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.0Lowest |
11.7Highest |
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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.