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Southampton vs Douglas vs Easthampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Southampton has the most homeowners (90.7%).
Douglas has the highest household income ($152k).
Easthampton has the most renters (41.6% 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 | Southampton | Douglas | Easthampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,230Lowest |
9,207 |
16,086Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 43.4±3.5Lowest 9% above MA |
44±2.6 10% above MA |
46±2.6Highest 15% above MA |
| Easthampton and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±4 MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±3.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.5%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Douglas 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 MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±3.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.9%±3Highest MA: 17.9% |
| 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% MA: 47.3% |
41.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
38%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.3 MA: 7.9% |
6.1%±1.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Easthampton and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $123,125±$23k 18% above MA |
$152,267±$10kHighest 46% above MA |
$71,673±$7kLowest 31% below MA |
| Douglas and Southampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $452,300±$25k 20% below MA |
$470,600±$29kHighest 16% below MA |
$371,500±$15kLowest 34% below MA |
| Douglas and Southampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,503±$697Highest 15% below MA |
$1,292±$70Lowest 27% below MA |
| Douglas and Easthampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,470 9% below MA |
$6,338Highest 6% above MA |
$4,932Lowest 18% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.2%±18.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
33.9%±17.4 MA: 51.8% |
45.5%±10.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Easthampton and Douglas are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.8% MA: 10% |
8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.8% MA: 62.5% |
58.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 19 yrs newer than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 23% below MA |
34 minHighest 16% above MA |
22 minLowest 23% below MA |
| Work from home | 8.2%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20.9%±4.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
19%±3.2 MA: 18.6% |
| Douglas and Easthampton 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 | #177 of 282 in MA | #92 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Southampton | Douglas | Easthampton |
| High school in town | None in town | Douglas High School | Easthampton High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.2Lowest |
9.8Highest |
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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.