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Southampton vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Southampton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($245k median).
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 | Springfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,230Lowest |
154,749Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+1.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.4±3.5Highest 9% above MA |
33.7±0.5Lowest 16% below MA |
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
24.2%±0.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±4.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
13.2%±0.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
20.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
7.5%±0.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $123,125±$23kHighest 18% above MA |
$52,656±$2kLowest 49% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $452,300±$25kHighest 20% below MA |
$245,000±$4kLowest 56% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,144±$55 35% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,470Highest 9% below MA |
$3,695Lowest 38% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.2%±18.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.7%±3.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 2.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
25.8%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
49.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 19 yrs newer than MA |
1952Lowest 12 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 23% below MA |
20 minLowest 31% below MA |
| Work from home | 8.2%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
8.4%±0.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Springfield and Southampton 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 | #276 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Southampton | Springfield |
| High school in town | None in town | Springfield Central High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.