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Weweantic vs Springfield vs Chesterfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weweantic has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Springfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
Chesterfield has the highest household income ($104k).
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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 | Weweantic | Springfield | Chesterfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,452 |
154,749Highest |
1,055Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% MA: +7.4% |
+1.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.4±13.9Highest 11% above MA |
33.7±0.5Lowest 16% below MA |
44.3±7.6 11% above MA |
| Weweantic and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.2%±7.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
24.2%±0.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±5.1 MA: 19.4% |
| Springfield and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±6.9 MA: 17.9% |
13.2%±0.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
24.3%±4.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Chesterfield and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6% MA: 47.3% |
20.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
34.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
7.5%±0.5 MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Weweantic and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,481±$39k 40% below MA |
$52,656±$2kLowest 49% below MA |
$103,967±$11kHighest about the MA average |
| Chesterfield and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,800±$42kHighest 25% below MA |
$245,000±$4kLowest 56% below MA |
$390,800±$48k 30% below MA |
| Weweantic and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,144±$55Highest 35% below MA |
$1,078±$409Lowest 39% below MA |
| Springfield and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,764 37% below MA |
$3,695Lowest 38% below MA |
$5,969Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.7%±3.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
10.3%±84.4 MA: 51.8% |
| Springfield and Chesterfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest MA: 10% |
25.8%Highest MA: 10% |
6.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7% MA: 62.5% |
49.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
92.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 9 yrs newer than MA |
1952Lowest 12 yrs older than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 24% below MA |
20 minLowest 31% below MA |
31 minHighest 7% above MA |
| Work from home | 3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
8.4%±0.9 MA: 18.6% |
13.4%±6.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Chesterfield and Springfield 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 | — | #276 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Springfield | Chesterfield-Goshen |
| High school in town | — | Springfield Central High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2 |
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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.