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Whately vs Windham vs Westhampton

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Whately has the highest household income ($117k).
Windham has the most affordable homes ($354k median).
Westhampton has the most homeowners (91.4%).

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.

MeasureWhatelyWindhamWesthampton
People
Population
1,499
594Lowest
1,552Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+7.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+0.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
49.3±6.7Highest
27% above U.S.
44.2±7.4Lowest
14% above U.S.
49.3±4.9Highest
27% above U.S.
Kids under 18
16.4%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
17.5%±7.9
U.S.: 22%
18%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
Westhampton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
24.5%±6.3
U.S.: 17.2%
23.2%±8.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.4%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Westhampton and Whately are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
47.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
48.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
47%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.5%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
0.8%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Westhampton and Whately are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$116,563±$15kHighest
44% above U.S.
$94,500±$12kLowest
17% above U.S.
$100,000±$7k
24% above U.S.
Whately and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$431,500±$22kHighest
30% above U.S.
$353,900±$20kLowest
6% above U.S.
$413,200±$24k
24% above U.S.
Whately and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$977±$125Lowest
31% below U.S.
—
$1,304±$229Highest
8% below U.S.
Westhampton and Whately are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,027Lowest
61% above U.S.
$5,951
91% above U.S.
$6,476Highest
108% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
26.7%±29Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
41.2%±94Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
33.3%±53.5
U.S.: 51.1%
Windham and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
82.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1969Lowest
11 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
13% below U.S.
27 min
about the U.S. average
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
Work from home
20.4%±8.5
U.S.: 15.1%
20.5%±5.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.1%±4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Windham and Whately are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Whately — Hampshire · Westhampton
High school in town None in town — Hampshire Regional High
Students per teacherat that high school — —
10.0
On TownTapestry
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.