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Bloomfield vs Townsend vs Granville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bloomfield has the most kids (27.4% under 18).
Townsend has the highest household income ($122k).
Granville has the most people working from home (31.9%).
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 | Bloomfield | Townsend | Granville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 234Lowest |
9,100Highest |
414 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 41.9±12 8% above U.S. |
40.9±3.3Lowest 5% above U.S. |
44.8±7.7Highest 15% above U.S. |
| Granville and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±14.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
21%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±5.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Bloomfield and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.1%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±4.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bloomfield and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
35.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Townsend and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,375±$17kLowest 33% below U.S. |
$121,528±$23kHighest 51% above U.S. |
$60,500±$21k 25% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,600±$63kLowest 43% below U.S. |
$433,200±$22kHighest 30% above U.S. |
$233,300±$40k 30% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,469±$313Highest 4% above U.S. |
$1,163±$184Lowest 18% below U.S. |
| Townsend and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,800Lowest 10% below U.S. |
$6,031Highest 93% above U.S. |
$2,914 7% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 50.6%±16.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
34.8%±70.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Townsend and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
82%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 14% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
34 min 28% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 4.6%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.5%±2.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
31.9%±15Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #136 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | North Middlesex | — |
| High school in town | — | North Middlesex Regional | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.1 |
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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.