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Cost of living in South Deerfield, Massachusetts

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,207 a month.

South Deerfield is a Census community, not a separate city government in Massachusetts. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $103,056 a year.

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People
1,882
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,207
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$103,056
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$452,900
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,882
Franklin County, MA

South Deerfield, Massachusetts has about 1,882 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $452,900.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Franklin County is $1,882 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in South Deerfield. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

Massachusetts's prices sit at 105.8 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.

Massachusetts taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not South Deerfield's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Massachusetts home paid 30.49¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not South Deerfield's bill.

In 2025, all-grades gas in Massachusetts averaged $3.13 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.

Among 203 places we list in Massachusetts with a rent figure, 149 have higher typical rent than South Deerfield.

Nearby places

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USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

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Bigger places in Massachusetts

Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.