COMPARING TWO PLACES
Greenfield vs Amherst Town
PLACE A
Greenfield, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Amherst, Massachusetts
Greenfield is 95% smaller than Amherst Town. Amherst Town earns more, with a median household income $19,600 higher.
GREENFIELDAMHERST TOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population2,02040,920−95% vs Amherst Town
Population density5811,481−901
Population growth-6.9%––
Median age37.421.4+16.0
Male49.5%48.5%+1.0 pts
Female50.5%51.5%−1.0 pts
Foreign-born1.7%16.1%−14.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.4%65.4%+22.1 pts
Black4.3%4.7%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.2%9.0%−4.8 pts
Asian0.0%14.3%−14.3 pts
Other4.2%6.6%−2.5 pts
Median household income$47,368$66,968−$19,600
Per capita income$23,265$30,708−$7,443
Poverty rate13.5%23.7%−10.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4050.555−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%75.6%−55.3 pts
Graduate degree5.6%53.0%−47.4 pts
Unemployment rate2.4%7.7%−5.3 pts
Labor force participation56.3%53.1%+3.2 pts
Median home value$95,300$484,900−$389,600
Median gross rent$782$1,671−$889
Owner-occupied73.5%44.2%+29.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.8%11.2%−0.5 pts
Rent-burdened households20.4%60.8%−40.5 pts
Average commute25.418.0+7.4
Worked from home3.6%21.0%−17.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%8.4%−8.4 pts
Uninsured6.1%2.2%+3.9 pts
Population, 2020 – 2025