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Southwick vs Weweantic vs Westfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Southwick has the most people working from home (16.2%).
Weweantic has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
Westfield has the most affordable homes ($325k 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 | Southwick | Weweantic | Westfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,217 |
1,452Lowest |
40,378Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+0.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-0.6% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.8±1.8Highest 17% above MA |
44.4±13.9 11% above MA |
39.9±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
| Southwick and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.2%±7.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.1%±2 MA: 19.4% |
| Southwick and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±3.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.3%±6.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.7%±1.5 MA: 17.9% |
| Southwick and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
33.2% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
10%±0.9 MA: 7.9% |
| Weweantic and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $120,462±$16kHighest 16% above MA |
$62,481±$39kLowest 40% below MA |
$87,753±$6k 16% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $397,500±$27k 29% below MA |
$420,800±$42kHighest 25% below MA |
$325,100±$11kLowest 42% below MA |
| Weweantic and Southwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,332±$72Highest 24% below MA |
— | $1,117±$60Lowest 37% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,331Highest 11% below MA |
$3,764Lowest 37% below MA |
$4,746 21% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±10Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
46.5%±5.8 MA: 51.8% |
| Southwick and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4% MA: 10% |
0%Lowest MA: 10% |
10.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4% MA: 62.5% |
88.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
68.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
1973 9 yrs newer than MA |
1964Lowest same as MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest about the MA average |
22 minLowest 24% below MA |
27 min 9% below MA |
| Work from home | 16.2%±5.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
8.6%±2.2 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #211 of 282 in MA | — | #197 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District | — | Westfield |
| High school in town | Southwick Regional School | — | Westfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0Lowest |
— | 11.9Highest |
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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.