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Westhampton vs Hardwick vs Southampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westhampton has the most people working from home (14.1%).
Hardwick has the most renters (31.8% rent).
Southampton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
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 | Westhampton | Hardwick | Southampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,552Lowest |
2,684 |
6,230Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9% MA: +7.4% |
-10.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.3±4.9Highest 23% above MA |
45.3±9.8 13% above MA |
43.4±3.5Lowest 9% above MA |
| Westhampton and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±4.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.5%±5.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±4 MA: 19.4% |
| Hardwick and Southampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.4%±2.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±5 MA: 17.9% |
21.9%±4.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Westhampton and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47%Highest MA: 47.3% |
30.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
41.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.2%±4.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.7%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
| Hardwick and Southampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,000±$7k 4% below MA |
$75,000±$22kLowest 28% below MA |
$123,125±$23kHighest 18% above MA |
| Southampton and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $413,200±$24k 26% below MA |
$346,700±$67kLowest 38% below MA |
$452,300±$25kHighest 20% below MA |
| Southampton and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,304±$229Highest 26% below MA |
$1,108±$119Lowest 37% below MA |
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| Westhampton and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,476Highest 8% above MA |
$4,400Lowest 27% below MA |
$5,470 9% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±53.5 MA: 51.8% |
59%±13.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
26.2%±18.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Hardwick and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5% MA: 10% |
11%Highest MA: 10% |
2.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
68.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 5 yrs newer than MA |
1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1983Highest 19 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min about the MA average |
31 minHighest 7% above MA |
22 minLowest 23% below MA |
| Work from home | 14.1%±4Highest MA: 18.6% |
8.7%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
8.2%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Westhampton and Hardwick 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 | — | #163 of 282 in MA | #205 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hampshire · Westhampton | Quabbin | Southampton |
| High school in town | Hampshire Regional High | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0 |
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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.