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Stockbridge vs Plainfield vs Lenox
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stockbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.6%).
Plainfield has the most kids (19% under 18).
Lenox has the most renters (28.6% 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 | Stockbridge | Plainfield | Lenox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,056 |
616Lowest |
5,079Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+1.4% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 63.7±3.5Highest 59% above MA |
50.6±9.5Lowest 27% above MA |
60.1±4.3 50% above MA |
| Stockbridge and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.4%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19%±9.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.3%±4.1 MA: 19.4% |
| Plainfield and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 47%±7.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
29.5%±7.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
40.1%±7.8 MA: 17.9% |
| Stockbridge and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
52.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
52.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±2.8 MA: 7.9% |
| Plainfield and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $146,250±$67kHighest 41% above MA |
$63,500±$14kLowest 39% below MA |
$106,080±$31k about the MA average |
| Stockbridge and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $600,000±$99kHighest 7% above MA |
$309,000±$47kLowest 45% below MA |
$466,700±$43k 17% below MA |
| Stockbridge and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $858±$375Lowest 51% below MA |
$1,292±$558Highest 27% below MA |
$1,091±$238 38% below MA |
| Plainfield and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,652 22% below MA |
$4,458Lowest 26% below MA |
$5,299Highest 12% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.8%±27Highest MA: 51.8% |
40%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
47.2%±18.8 MA: 51.8% |
| Stockbridge and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
16.9%Highest MA: 10% |
8.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.3% MA: 62.5% |
98%Highest MA: 62.5% |
71.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 33% below MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
23 min 22% below MA |
| Work from home | 52.4%±19.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
26.2%±8.8 MA: 18.6% |
18.3%±8.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Stockbridge and Plainfield 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 | — | — | #90 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | — | Lenox |
| High school in town | — | — | Lenox Memorial High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.6 |
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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.