Compare towns
Plainfield 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
Plainfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).
Westhampton has the oldest housing (typical home built 1969).
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 | Plainfield | Westhampton | Whately |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 616Lowest |
1,552Highest |
1,499 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+0.9% MA: +7.4% |
+7.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.6±9.5Highest 27% above MA |
49.3±4.9Lowest 23% above MA |
49.3±6.7Lowest 23% above MA |
| Plainfield and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±9.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
18%±4.1 MA: 19.4% |
16.4%±3.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Plainfield and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.5%±7.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
25.4%±2.8 MA: 17.9% |
24.5%±6.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Plainfield and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
47%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
47.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±2.4 MA: 7.9% |
2.5%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Plainfield and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,500±$14kLowest 39% 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 | $309,000±$47kLowest 45% below MA |
$413,200±$24k 26% below MA |
$431,500±$22kHighest 23% below MA |
| Whately and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,292±$558 27% below MA |
$1,304±$229Highest 26% below MA |
$977±$125Lowest 45% below MA |
| Westhampton and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,458Lowest 26% below MA |
$6,476Highest 8% above MA |
$5,027 16% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.3%±53.5 MA: 51.8% |
26.7%±29Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Plainfield and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.9%Highest MA: 10% |
6.5% MA: 10% |
5.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 98%Highest MA: 62.5% |
91.4% MA: 62.5% |
88.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1969Lowest 5 yrs newer than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 30% above MA |
29 min about the MA average |
23 minLowest 21% below MA |
| Work from home | 26.2%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
14.1%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20.4%±8.5 MA: 18.6% |
| Plainfield and Whately are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Hampshire · Westhampton | Whately |
| High school in town | — | Hampshire Regional High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.0 |
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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.