What stands out worked out from the figures below

Amesbury has the most people working from home (17.4%).

Wilbraham has the most homeowners (88.8%).

What matters to you?

Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Amesbury	Wilbraham
People
Population	17,403Highest	14,572Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+2.8% MA: +7.4%
Median age	43.7±1.7Lowest 9% above MA	44.3±2.7Highest 11% above MA
	Wilbraham and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4%	23.2%±3.7Highest MA: 19.4%
	Wilbraham and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.2%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9%	23%±3.4Highest MA: 17.9%
	Wilbraham and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	44.8%Lowest MA: 47.3%	51.9%Highest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.1%±1.3Lowest MA: 7.9%	5.2%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9%
	Wilbraham and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$103,554±$12kLowest about the MA average	$122,051±$14kHighest 17% above MA
	Wilbraham and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$519,300±$32kHighest 8% below MA	$416,000±$25kLowest 26% below MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,683±$115Highest 4% below MA	$1,175±$241Lowest 33% below MA
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,360Highest 23% above MA	$6,658Lowest 11% above MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	66.7%±10.7Highest MA: 51.8%	53.1%±23.8Lowest MA: 51.8%
	Amesbury and Wilbraham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.1%Highest MA: 10%	4.6%Lowest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	68.6%Lowest MA: 62.5%	88.8%Highest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Highest 5 yrs newer than MA	1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest about the MA average	27 minLowest 9% below MA
Work from home	17.4%±2.8Highest MA: 18.6%	12.9%±3.1Lowest MA: 18.6%
	Amesbury and Wilbraham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#151 of 282 in MA	#88 of 282 in MA
School district	Amesbury	Hampden-Wilbraham
High school in town	Amesbury High	Minnechaug Regional High
Students per teacherat that high school	10.9Lowest	14.2Highest
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Old photos in Our Story	None yet	None yet

MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.