I grew up in Greenfield and still get back to the area for a month or two every year. From the outside looking in it doesn’t seem like the town government is very well run. A lot of crazy infighting. Another problem is that because of lack of development taxes in Greenfield are higher than in neighboring towns. Family members that lived in Greenfield have moved to Montague/Turners Falls and South Deerfield and are very happy they did. The later had school age kids and felt that they would get a better education in South Deerfield. I would have to agree as although state school test scores are not the be all to end all, they do seem lower in Greenfield. As for walk ability the closer you are to downtown Greenfield the less desirable the housing is for the most part.