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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Northfield, MA Bernardston - Gill Area, MA, Deerfield, MA, Erving - Wendell Area, MA, Fitzwilliam & Richmond, NH, Greenfield, MA (East Greenfield), Greenfield, MA (Mohawk Trl/Shelburne Rd), Northfield, MA, Shelburne - Buckland Area, MA, Shutesbury - Leverett Area, MA, Vernon & Guilford, VT

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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $258,975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | low cost relative to MA, high cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
1,094 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
2 |
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| Better than: of MA school districts |
19.3% |
DISTRICT RATING![]() COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
8 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
79.7% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM![]() |
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| STATE AVERAGE 13 |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| 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 |
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| 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 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| 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 ![]() |
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| ADULTS IN Northfield WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 30.8 |
| CHILDREN IN Northfield LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 5.7 |
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.
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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