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Northampton vs Westhampton vs Whately
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Northampton has the most renters (42.7% rent).
Westhampton has the most kids (18% under 18).
Whately has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.4%).
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 | Northampton | Westhampton | Whately |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 30,962Highest |
1,552 |
1,499Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6% MA: +7.4% |
+0.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±2.2Lowest 3% above MA |
49.3±4.9Highest 23% above MA |
49.3±6.7Highest 23% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 16%±1.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18%±4.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
16.4%±3.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Westhampton and Whately are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±1.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
25.4%±2.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
24.5%±6.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Westhampton and Whately are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
47%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
47.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±2.4 MA: 7.9% |
2.5%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,288±$6kLowest 23% below MA |
$100,000±$7k 4% below MA |
$116,563±$15kHighest 12% above MA |
| Whately and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $429,700±$17k 24% below MA |
$413,200±$24kLowest 26% below MA |
$431,500±$22kHighest 23% below MA |
| Whately and Northampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,439±$75Highest 18% below MA |
$1,304±$229 26% below MA |
$977±$125Lowest 45% below MA |
| Northampton and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,680 5% below MA |
$6,476Highest 8% above MA |
$5,027Lowest 16% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±6.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±53.5 MA: 51.8% |
26.7%±29Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Northampton and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.4%Highest MA: 10% |
6.5% MA: 10% |
5.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
91.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
88.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 9 yrs older than MA |
1969 5 yrs newer than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 26% below MA |
29 minHighest about the MA average |
23 min 21% below MA |
| Work from home | 24.1%±3.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.1%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20.4%±8.5 MA: 18.6% |
| Northampton and Whately 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 | #159 of 282 in MA | — | — |
| School district | Northampton · Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural | Hampshire · Westhampton | Whately |
| High school in town | Northampton High | Hampshire Regional High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7Highest |
10.0Lowest |
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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.