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Southampton vs Brooklyn vs Easthampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Southampton has the highest household income ($123k).
Brooklyn has the most affordable homes ($315k median).
Easthampton has the most people working from home (19%).
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 | Southampton | Brooklyn | Easthampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,230Lowest |
8,517 |
16,086Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | — |
| Median age | 43.4±3.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
45.6±2.5 17% above U.S. |
46±2.6Highest 18% above U.S. |
| Easthampton and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±4 U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.5%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Brooklyn and Southampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±4.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.9%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Easthampton and Southampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
38% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Easthampton and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $123,125±$23kHighest 53% above U.S. |
$96,207±$15k 19% above U.S. |
$71,673±$7kLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Southampton and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $452,300±$25kHighest 36% above U.S. |
$315,200±$28kLowest 5% below U.S. |
$371,500±$15k 12% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,125±$98Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,292±$70Highest 9% below U.S. |
| Easthampton and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,470Highest 75% above U.S. |
$4,538Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$4,932 58% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.2%±18.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.5%±19.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
45.5%±10.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Easthampton and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
58.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 15% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.2%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±3.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Easthampton and Brooklyn 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 | #205 of 282 in MA | #113 of 149 in CT | #92 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Southampton | Brooklyn School District | Easthampton |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Easthampton High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.