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Westfield vs Jericho vs West Springfield Town
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westfield has the youngest population (median age 39.9).
Jericho has the most people working from home (21.8%).
West Springfield Town has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Jericho | West Springfield Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 40,378Highest |
5,114Lowest |
28,772 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.9±1.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
49.7±5.1Highest 28% above U.S. |
40.1±2.6 3% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±4.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±2.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Jericho and West Springfield Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±1.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.2%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.5%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Jericho and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
65.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.7%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,753±$6k 9% above U.S. |
$116,923±$16kHighest 45% above U.S. |
$69,371±$7kLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,100±$11k about the U.S. average |
$493,100±$38kHighest 48% above U.S. |
$321,500±$16kLowest 3% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,117±$60Lowest 21% below U.S. |
$1,731±$111Highest 23% above U.S. |
$1,144±$68 19% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,746 52% above U.S. |
$7,318Highest 135% above U.S. |
$4,380Lowest 40% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.5%±5.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
79.3%±52.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
60.1%±9.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Jericho and West Springfield Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
0.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
58.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
26 min about the U.S. average |
19 minLowest 27% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.8%±6.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±2.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #197 of 282 in MA | #6 of 70 in VT | #218 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Westfield | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | West Springfield |
| High school in town | Westfield High | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | West Springfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Lowest |
13.0 |
13.1Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.