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Westfield vs Concord
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westfield has the most affordable homes ($325k median).
Concord has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.7%).
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 | Westfield | Concord |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 40,378Highest |
18,223Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+4.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.9±1.8Lowest about the MA average |
47.6±2Highest 19% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.6%±2.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±1.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
23.7%±2.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.2%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
79.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.5%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $87,753±$6kLowest 16% below MA |
$195,350±$22kHighest 88% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,100±$11kLowest 42% below MA |
$1,210,000±$72kHighest 115% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,117±$60Lowest 37% below MA |
$2,631±$166Highest 49% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,746Lowest 21% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.5%±5.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
53.2%±10.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Concord and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.7%Highest MA: 10% |
3.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75.7%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest same as MA |
1969Highest 5 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% below MA |
32 minHighest 11% above MA |
| Work from home | 8.6%±2.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
36.1%±4.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #197 of 282 in MA | #10 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Westfield | Concord · Concord-Carlisle |
| High school in town | Westfield High | Concord Carlisle High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Highest |
11.4Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.