Northfield vs South Deerfield

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

Northfield 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 908 in Northfield). South Deerfield has the higher median household income ($97,250 vs $74,875 in Northfield). South Deerfield has the higher median home value ($419,100 vs $279,300 in Northfield).

Population, income & housing

	Northfield	South Deerfield
Population	908	1,822
Median age	49.6 yrs	56.2 yrs
Median household income	$74,875	$97,250
Median home value	$279,300	$419,100
Median gross rent	$1,071	$1,333
Housing units	570	1,006
Homeownership rate	76.6%	68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.0%	42.9%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Northfield	South Deerfield
Population	1,032 → 908 (-12.0%)	2,041 → 1,822 (-10.7%)
Median household income	$82,000 → $74,875 (-8.7%)	$78,462 → $97,250 (+23.9%)
Median home value	$227,400 → $279,300 (+22.8%)	$327,700 → $419,100 (+27.9%)
Median gross rent	$649 → $1,071 (+65.0%)	$996 → $1,333 (+33.8%)

Northfield

Population

1,032908

Median household income

$82,000$74,875

Median home value

$227,400$279,300

Median gross rent

$649$1,071

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)

	Northfield	South Deerfield
Under 5	1.2%	1.0%
5 to 17	9.9%	13.4%
18 to 24	2.2%	2.0%
25 to 34	14.5%	8.0%
35 to 44	13.7%	9.1%
45 to 54	18.2%	13.6%
55 to 64	10.8%	29.7%
65 to 74	15.5%	10.8%
75 and over	14.0%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Northfield	South Deerfield
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	89.1%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Northfield	South Deerfield
No high school diploma	5.5%	3.0%
High school graduate	27.7%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	26.9%	20.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Northfield	South Deerfield
Drove alone	60.4%	66.3%
Carpooled	12.8%	12.2%
Public transit	0.0%	4.2%
Walked	2.1%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.8%	15.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Northfield	South Deerfield
1-unit, detached	78.6%	58.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	11.8%	21.0%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	12.2%
20 or more units	1.4%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Northfield	South Deerfield
Poverty rate	13.3%	3.2%
Average household size	1.87	1.81
Mean commute (minutes)	25	13
Median year structure built	1938	1961