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Montgomery vs Westhampton vs Westfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Montgomery has the highest household income ($123k).
Westhampton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.9%).
Westfield has the most renters (31.4% rent).
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 | Montgomery | Westhampton | Westfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 796Lowest |
1,552 |
40,378Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+0.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-0.6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.7±5.8Highest 24% above MA |
49.3±4.9 23% above MA |
39.9±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
| Montgomery and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±5.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
18%±4.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.1%±2 MA: 19.4% |
| Montgomery and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.9%±7 MA: 17.9% |
25.4%±2.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.7%±1.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Westhampton and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.1% MA: 47.3% |
47%Highest MA: 47.3% |
33.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±2.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
10%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $123,000±$19kHighest 18% above MA |
$100,000±$7k 4% below MA |
$87,753±$6kLowest 16% below MA |
| Montgomery and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,500±$29k 36% below MA |
$413,200±$24kHighest 26% below MA |
$325,100±$11kLowest 42% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,304±$229Highest 26% below MA |
$1,117±$60Lowest 37% below MA |
| Westhampton and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,283Lowest 29% below MA |
$6,476Highest 8% above MA |
$4,746 21% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±53.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
46.5%±5.8 MA: 51.8% |
| Montgomery and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
6.5% MA: 10% |
10.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
91.4% MA: 62.5% |
68.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1969 5 yrs newer than MA |
1964Lowest same as MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 23% above MA |
29 min about the MA average |
27 minLowest 9% below MA |
| Work from home | 9.4%±6 MA: 18.6% |
14.1%±4Highest MA: 18.6% |
8.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Westhampton and Montgomery 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 | — | — | #197 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Hampshire · Westhampton | Westfield |
| High school in town | — | Hampshire Regional High | Westfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.0Lowest |
11.9Highest |
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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.