COMPARING TWO PLACES
Northfield vs Athol
PLACE A
Northfield, Vermont
VS
PLACE B
Athol, Massachusetts
Northfield is 57% smaller than Athol. Athol earns more, with a median household income $6,605 higher. Northfield has grown faster since 2000 (79% vs 3%).
NORTHFIELDATHOLDIFFERENCE
Total population3,7668,801−57% vs Athol
Population density1,5481,075+473
Population growth78.8%2.7%+76.1 pts
Median age30.136.8−6.7
Male56.0%49.7%+6.3 pts
Female44.0%50.3%−6.3 pts
Foreign-born2.2%3.2%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.0%82.7%+4.3 pts
Black0.9%3.1%−2.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%8.1%−5.5 pts
Asian1.1%0.4%+0.7 pts
Other8.5%5.7%+2.8 pts
Median household income$60,789$67,394−$6,605
Per capita income$29,202$28,977+$225
Poverty rate17.4%21.0%−3.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4190.428Even
Bachelor's degree or higher30.6%21.9%+8.7 pts
Graduate degree15.2%6.6%+8.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%8.6%−5.5 pts
Labor force participation58.0%63.4%−5.4 pts
Median home value$241,400$248,700−$7,300
Median gross rent$997$1,120−$123
Owner-occupied56.6%63.7%−7.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.7%8.6%+6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households58.8%56.3%+2.5 pts
Average commute25.626.3−0.7
Worked from home10.8%9.7%+1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.6%1.6%−1.0 pts
Uninsured3.5%2.8%+0.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024