Deerfield vs South Deerfield

A side-by-side comparison of Deerfield and South Deerfield: population, income, housing, and more.

Deerfield and South Deerfield are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Deerfield has the higher population (1,822 vs 441 in Deerfield). Since 2019, South Deerfield's population has grown faster (-10.7% vs -29.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Deerfield	South Deerfield
Population	441	1,822
Median age	41.5 yrs	56.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$97,250
Median home value	—	$419,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,333
Housing units	162	1,006
Homeownership rate	44.4%	68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.6%	42.9%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Deerfield	South Deerfield
Population	621 → 441 (-29.0%)	2,041 → 1,822 (-10.7%)
Median household income	—	$78,462 → $97,250 (+23.9%)
Median home value	$231,000 → $246,600 (+6.8%)	$327,700 → $419,100 (+27.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$996 → $1,333 (+33.8%)

Deerfield

Population

621441

Median home value

$231,000$246,600

South Deerfield

Population

2,0411,822

Median household income

$78,462$97,250

Median home value

$327,700$419,100

Median gross rent

$996$1,333

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Deerfield	South Deerfield
Under 5	0.5%	1.0%
5 to 17	10.7%	13.4%
18 to 24	15.0%	2.0%
25 to 34	5.0%	8.0%
35 to 44	23.1%	9.1%
45 to 54	18.4%	13.6%
55 to 64	22.0%	29.7%
65 to 74	5.4%	10.8%
75 and over	0.0%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Deerfield	South Deerfield
White (non-Hispanic)	68.3%	89.1%
Black or African American	5.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	17.0%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Deerfield	South Deerfield
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.0%
High school graduate	4.3%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	22.7%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	47.9%	20.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Deerfield	South Deerfield
Drove alone	29.1%	66.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.2%
Public transit	0.0%	4.2%
Walked	62.2%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	15.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Deerfield	South Deerfield
1-unit, detached	49.4%	58.5%
1-unit, attached	14.8%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	21.0%
5 to 19 units	14.2%	12.2%
20 or more units	15.4%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Deerfield	South Deerfield
Poverty rate	17.4%	3.2%
Average household size	2.06	1.81
Mean commute (minutes)	8	13
Median year structure built	1964	1961