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Springfield vs Heath
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Springfield has the most kids (24.2% under 18).
Heath has the most people working from home (31.7%).
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 | Springfield | Heath |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 154,749Highest |
765Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+2.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 33.7±0.5Lowest 16% below MA |
53.8±11.9Highest 35% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 24.2%±0.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.1%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 13.2%±0.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
33.6%±8.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
46.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±0.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.3%±2.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $52,656±$2kLowest 49% below MA |
$98,750±$23kHighest 5% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,000±$4kLowest 56% below MA |
$295,000±$45kHighest 48% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,144±$55 35% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,695Lowest 38% below MA |
$4,438Highest 26% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.7%±3.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
40%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Springfield and Heath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 25.8%Highest MA: 10% |
6.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
88.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 12 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 31% below MA |
35 minHighest 20% above MA |
| Work from home | 8.4%±0.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
31.7%±17.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #276 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Springfield | — |
| High school in town | Springfield Central High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
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| 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.