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Median House Value:

Northfield, MA

Found within zip codes: 01360, 01344
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NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $258,975
  • low cost relative to Massachusetts
  • high cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$1,992,000+  0%
$1,494,001-$1,992,000  0%
$996,001-$1,494,000  0%
$796,001-$996,000  0%
$598,001-$796,000  1%
$399,001-$598,000  8%
$200,001-$399,000  71%
$99,001-$200,000  20%
$0-$99,000  0%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE low cost relative to MA, high cost relative to the nation


NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL,
& CHARACTER
DETAILS
THE SETTING Rural (based on population density), farms
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Single-family homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Rowhouses & attached homes, a few Mobile homes
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms)
AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later)
HOME OWNERSHIP Mixed owners & renters
SPECIAL CHARACTER mostly Urban Sophisticates, Quiet


THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE mostly Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college)
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 8 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME Upper middle income (well-above average income for America)
OCCUPATIONS mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Sales & Service workers, some Manufacturing & Laborers
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry
LANGUAGES mostly English speaking, some Russian speaking, some French speaking, some Spanish speaking

School Rating Information


Northfield Educational Rating
This town is served by one school district.

PIONEER VALLEY School District




1,094 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)
2
Better than:
of MA school
districts
19.3%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best)
8
Better than:
of US school
districts
79.7%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
12
STATE AVERAGE 13

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

54%
59%
62%
66%
47%
53%
DISTRICT
STATE
PROFICIENT IN
READING & MATH
PROFICIENT IN
READING
PROFICIENT IN
MATH
SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT GRADES
BERNARDSTON ELEM
37 SCHOOL ROAD, BERNARDSTON, MA 01337
(413) 648-9356
PK-06
NORTHFIELD ELEMENTARY
104 MAIN STREET, NORTHFIELD, MA 01360
(413) 498-5842
PK-06
PEARL E RHODES ELEM
7 BRATTLEBORO ROAD, LEYDEN, MA 01301
(413) 772-6245
PK-06
PIONEER VALLEY REG
97 F SUMNER TURNER RD, NORTHFIELD, MA 01360
(413) 498-2931
07-12
WARWICK COMMUNITY SCHOOL
41 WINCHESTER RD., WARWICK, MA 01378
(978) 544-6310
PK-06
School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) 96.4 73.5
BLACK (%) 0.4 8.4
HISPANIC (%) 1.4 13.1
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) NO DATA 4.7
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.2 0.3
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 20.0 28.2
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $7,619 $8,335,000 59.0
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $887 $970,000 6.9
STAFF $588 $643,000 4.6
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $335 $367,000 2.6
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $647 $708,000 5.0
OPERATION $1,088 $1,190,000 8.4
TRANSPORTATION $617 $675,000 4.8
OTHER $115 $126,000 0.9
TOTAL SUPPORT $4,277 $4,679,000 33.1
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $1,007 $1,102,000 7.8
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $12,903 $14,116,000 100.0
Northfield EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN Northfield WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 30.8
CHILDREN IN Northfield LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 5.7

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Northfield Appreciation Rates Click for help

PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO MA*
COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 84.42% 4.44% 5 2
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About Northfield

Northfield is a very small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 2,951 people and just one neighborhood, Northfield is the 288th largest community in Massachusetts. Much of the housing stock in Northfield was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Unlike some towns , Northfield isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Northfield are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Northfield is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Northfield who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.19%), teaching (13.68%), and sales jobs (8.92%).

As is often the case in a small town, Northfield doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Northfield Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Northfield is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.77% of adults in Northfield have a college degree.

The per capita income in Northfield in 2000 was $21,517, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $86,068 for a family of four.

The people who call Northfield home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Northfield is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Northfield include English, Polish, Irish, French, German, French Canadian, Italian, Swedish, and Russian.

The most common language spoken in Northfield is English. Some people also speak Russian.

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