North Adams, MA vs Greenfield, MA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricNorth Adams, MAGreenfield, MA
Population12,60617,664
Median Household Income$47,500$55,614
Median Rent$793/mo$1,107/mo
Median Home Value$195,900$263,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)95—
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income59.5%60.6%
Poverty Rate18.6%15.2%
Unemployment Rate5.4%4.6%
Violent Crime Rate /100k1,183464
Property Crime Rate /100k2,5431,627
Median AQI3838
Good AQI Days /yr285280
Summer Highs79°F81°F
Winter Lows17°F16°F
Snowfall85 in/yr46 in/yr
Avg Commute17.4 min17.4 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher10.112.8
College Degree Rate28.4%39.1%
Foreign-Born %5.4%6.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-4.4%-0.4%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.