Easthampton vs Northampton

A side-by-side comparison of Easthampton and Northampton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Northampton has the higher population (28,640 vs 16,103 in Easthampton). Northampton has the higher median household income ($78,467 vs $72,925 in Easthampton). Northampton has the higher median home value ($398,000 vs $343,800 in Easthampton).

Population, income & housing

	Easthampton	Northampton
Population	16,103	28,640
Median age	47.0 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$72,925	$78,467
Median home value	$343,800	$398,000
Median gross rent	$1,192	$1,404
Housing units	8,485	13,217
Homeownership rate	59.9%	57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.0%	61.3%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Easthampton	Northampton
Population	—	28,516 → 28,640 (+0.4%)
Median household income	—	$66,522 → $78,467 (+18.0%)
Median home value	—	$332,100 → $398,000 (+19.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,158 → $1,404 (+21.2%)

Easthampton

Northampton

Population

28,51628,640

Median household income

$66,522$78,467

Median home value

$332,100$398,000

Median gross rent

$1,158$1,404

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Easthampton	Northampton
Under 5	—	3.4%
5 to 17	—	12.3%
18 to 24	—	14.0%
25 to 34	—	12.3%
35 to 44	—	13.4%
45 to 54	—	11.5%
55 to 64	—	12.6%
65 to 74	—	12.5%
75 and over	—	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Easthampton	Northampton
White (non-Hispanic)	—	80.0%
Black or African American	—	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	—	0.1%
Asian	—	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	—	0.0%
Some other race	—	0.4%
Two or more races	—	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	—	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Easthampton	Northampton
No high school diploma	—	5.1%
High school graduate	—	13.7%
Some college or associate's	—	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	—	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	—	34.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Easthampton	Northampton
Drove alone	—	59.7%
Carpooled	—	5.2%
Public transit	—	2.9%
Walked	—	8.7%
Bicycle	—	1.3%
Worked from home	—	21.9%
Other means	—	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Easthampton	Northampton
1-unit, detached	—	44.8%
1-unit, attached	—	8.7%
2 to 4 units	—	23.5%
5 to 19 units	—	13.6%
20 or more units	—	9.4%
Mobile home & other	—	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Easthampton	Northampton
Poverty rate	—	12.5%
Average household size	—	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	—	1956