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West Springfield Town vs Springfield vs Westfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
West Springfield Town has the most people working from home (10.4%).
Springfield has the most kids (24.2% under 18).
Westfield has the highest household income ($88k).
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 | West Springfield Town | Springfield | Westfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,772Lowest |
154,749Highest |
40,378 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6% MA: +7.4% |
+1.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-0.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.1±2.6Highest about the MA average |
33.7±0.5Lowest 16% below MA |
39.9±1.8 about the MA average |
| West Springfield Town and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
24.2%±0.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
18.1%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±1.7 MA: 17.9% |
13.2%±0.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.7%±1.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Westfield and West Springfield Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34%Highest MA: 47.3% |
20.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
33.2% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
7.5%±0.5 MA: 7.9% |
10%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,371±$7k 33% below MA |
$52,656±$2kLowest 49% below MA |
$87,753±$6kHighest 16% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $321,500±$16k 43% below MA |
$245,000±$4kLowest 56% below MA |
$325,100±$11kHighest 42% below MA |
| Westfield and West Springfield Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,144±$68Highest 35% below MA |
$1,144±$55Highest 35% below MA |
$1,117±$60Lowest 37% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,380 27% below MA |
$3,695Lowest 38% below MA |
$4,746Highest 21% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.1%±9.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
57.7%±3.1 MA: 51.8% |
46.5%±5.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| West Springfield Town and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.9% MA: 10% |
25.8%Highest MA: 10% |
10.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.5% MA: 62.5% |
49.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
68.6%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 6 yrs older than MA |
1952Lowest 12 yrs older than MA |
1964Highest same as MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 34% below MA |
20 min 31% below MA |
27 minHighest 9% below MA |
| Work from home | 10.4%±2.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
8.4%±0.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
8.6%±2.2 MA: 18.6% |
| West Springfield Town and Westfield 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 | #218 of 282 in MA | #276 of 282 in MA | #197 of 282 in MA |
| School district | West Springfield | Springfield | Westfield |
| High school in town | West Springfield High | Springfield Central High | Westfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1Highest |
12.2 |
11.9Lowest |
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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.