Compare towns
Ashburnham vs Hull vs Southampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ashburnham has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Hull has the most expensive homes ($646k median).
Southampton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
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.
| Measure | Ashburnham | Hull | Southampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,415 |
10,138Highest |
6,230Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.8% MA: +7.4% |
-2.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±6.3Lowest about the MA average |
56.1±1.8Highest 40% above MA |
43.4±3.5 9% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6Highest MA: 19.4% |
11.4%±2.2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±4 MA: 19.4% |
| Ashburnham and Southampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±4.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
26.1%±3.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.9%±4.8 MA: 17.9% |
| Hull and Southampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44% MA: 47.3% |
50.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
41.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.2%±2.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.7%±2.2 MA: 7.9% |
| Ashburnham and Southampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,809±$11k 14% above MA |
$115,485±$14kLowest 11% above MA |
$123,125±$23kHighest 18% above MA |
| Southampton and Ashburnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,700±$34kLowest 30% below MA |
$646,000±$38kHighest 15% above MA |
$452,300±$25k 20% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,807±$1kLowest about the MA average |
$2,081±$187Highest 18% above MA |
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| Hull and Ashburnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,046 about the MA average |
$6,089Highest about the MA average |
$5,470Lowest 9% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
52.8%±14 MA: 51.8% |
26.2%±18.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Ashburnham and Hull are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Highest MA: 10% |
5.8% MA: 10% |
2.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
90.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 17 yrs newer than MA |
1946Lowest 18 yrs older than MA |
1983Highest 19 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 10% above MA |
33 minHighest 14% above MA |
22 minLowest 23% below MA |
| Work from home | 16%±7.7 MA: 18.6% |
19.7%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
8.2%±3.6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Hull and Ashburnham 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 | #178 of 282 in MA | #66 of 282 in MA | #205 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Ashburnham-Westminster | Hull | Southampton |
| High school in town | None in town | Hull High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.8 |
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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.