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Athol vs Tyringham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Athol has the most kids (21.8% under 18).
Tyringham has the most expensive homes ($699k median).
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 | Athol | Tyringham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 12,011Highest |
494Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1% MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 41.3±1.9Lowest 3% above MA |
59.2±2.7Highest 48% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±3.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
8.7%±5.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
35.2%±8.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
66.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1 MA: 7.9% |
3.6%±2.4 MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $69,316±$5kLowest 33% below MA |
$163,333±$28kHighest 57% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,100±$13kLowest 52% below MA |
$699,400±$96kHighest 24% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$182Highest 35% below MA |
$1,050±$393Lowest 40% below MA |
| Athol and Tyringham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,403Lowest 43% below MA |
$4,632Highest 23% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.5%±17.2Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Tyringham and Athol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 16.3%Highest MA: 10% |
3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 11 yrs older than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 8% below MA |
36 minHighest 23% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.6%±3.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
26.2%±8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #256 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Athol-Royalston | — |
| High school in town | Athol High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.