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Ashburnham vs Seymour vs Gardner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ashburnham has the most homeowners (96%).
Seymour has the most people working from home (16.4%).
Gardner has the most renters (41.1% rent).
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 | Seymour | Gardner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,415Lowest |
16,889 |
21,148Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +5.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±6.3Lowest 5% above U.S. |
41.6±3 7% above U.S. |
43.7±2.3Highest 12% above U.S. |
| Gardner and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.3%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
18.3%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Ashburnham and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±4.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.8%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Gardner and Ashburnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
23.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.4%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.6%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Seymour and Ashburnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,809±$11kHighest 47% above U.S. |
$107,708±$15k 33% above U.S. |
$67,518±$8kLowest 16% below U.S. |
| Ashburnham and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,700±$34kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$370,000±$19k 11% above U.S. |
$301,600±$20kLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Ashburnham and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,807±$1kHighest 28% above U.S. |
$1,608±$86 14% above U.S. |
$1,109±$51Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Ashburnham and Seymour are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,046 94% above U.S. |
$6,635Highest 113% above U.S. |
$4,150Lowest 33% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.2%±17.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.7%±8.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ashburnham and Gardner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
58.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
31 minLowest 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 16%±7.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.4%±3.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.3%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Seymour 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 | #105 of 149 in CT | #273 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Ashburnham-Westminster | Seymour School District | Gardner |
| High school in town | None in town | Seymour High School | Gardner High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.8Lowest |
13.5Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.