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Southampton vs Webster 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 highest household income ($123k).
Webster has the youngest population (median age 39.9).
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 | Webster | Easthampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,230Lowest |
17,748Highest |
16,086 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 43.4±3.5 9% above MA |
39.9±2.9Lowest about the MA average |
46±2.6Highest 15% above MA |
| Easthampton and Southampton 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% |
19.6%±2.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
15.5%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Webster 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% |
19.6%±2.5Lowest 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%Highest MA: 47.3% |
25.3%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
38% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.8%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
6.1%±1.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Easthampton and Webster 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 18% above MA |
$72,895±$6k 30% below MA |
$71,673±$7kLowest 31% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $452,300±$25kHighest 20% below MA |
$361,500±$12kLowest 36% below MA |
$371,500±$15k 34% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,228±$81Lowest 30% below MA |
$1,292±$70Highest 27% below MA |
| Easthampton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,470Highest 9% below MA |
$3,999Lowest 33% below MA |
$4,932 18% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.2%±18.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
45.7%±6.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
45.5%±10.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Webster and Easthampton 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% |
12.7%Highest MA: 10% |
8% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
59.8% MA: 62.5% |
58.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 19 yrs newer than MA |
1962Lowest 2 yrs older than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 23% below MA |
31 minHighest 5% above MA |
22 minLowest 23% below MA |
| Work from home | 8.2%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
8%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
19%±3.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #205 of 282 in MA | #271 of 282 in MA | #92 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Southampton | Webster | Easthampton |
| High school in town | None in town | Bartlett High School | Easthampton High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6Highest |
9.8Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.