Compare towns
Pittsfield vs Weweantic vs Westfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pittsfield has the most affordable homes ($257k median).
Weweantic has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
Westfield has the highest household income ($88k).
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 | Pittsfield | Weweantic | Westfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 43,457Highest |
1,452Lowest |
40,378 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+0.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-0.6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.4±2 6% above MA |
44.4±13.9Highest 11% above MA |
39.9±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
| Weweantic and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±1.4 MA: 19.4% |
11.2%±7.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.1%±2Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Westfield and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±1.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.3%±6.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.7%±1.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Pittsfield and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
33.2% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
10%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
| Weweantic and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,582±$5k 32% below MA |
$62,481±$39kLowest 40% below MA |
$87,753±$6kHighest 16% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $256,900±$8kLowest 54% below MA |
$420,800±$42kHighest 25% below MA |
$325,100±$11k 42% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,134±$61Highest 36% below MA |
— | $1,117±$60Lowest 37% below MA |
| Pittsfield and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,148 31% below MA |
$3,764Lowest 37% below MA |
$4,746Highest 21% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±5.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
46.5%±5.8 MA: 51.8% |
| Pittsfield and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.9%Highest MA: 10% |
0%Lowest MA: 10% |
10.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
68.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 14 yrs older than MA |
1973Highest 9 yrs newer than MA |
1964 same as MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 36% below MA |
22 min 24% below MA |
27 minHighest 9% below MA |
| Work from home | 10.2%±2.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
8.6%±2.2 MA: 18.6% |
| Pittsfield and Westfield 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 | #251 of 282 in MA | — | #197 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Pittsfield | — | Westfield |
| High school in town | Taconic High | — | Westfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
— | 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.