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Boylston vs Edgartown vs Rowley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Boylston has the most affordable homes ($579k median).
Edgartown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.1%).
Rowley has the most kids (19.3% under 18).
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 | Boylston | Edgartown | Rowley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,948Lowest |
5,278 |
6,251Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3% MA: +7.4% |
+27.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.2±2.3Lowest 21% above MA |
51.9±8.6Highest 30% above MA |
50±6.3 25% above MA |
| Edgartown and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.6 MA: 19.4% |
10%±3.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.3%±4.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Rowley and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±4.1 MA: 17.9% |
29.7%±8.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.6%±4.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Edgartown and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
56.3% MA: 47.3% |
56.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.8%±3.2 MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Rowley and Edgartown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $140,962±$28kHighest 36% above MA |
$125,236±$33kLowest 20% above MA |
$132,734±$32k 28% above MA |
| Boylston and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $578,600±$47kLowest about the MA average |
$1,199,300±$262kHighest 113% above MA |
$667,300±$52k 19% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,032±$350Highest 15% above MA |
$1,796±$470 about the MA average |
$1,603±$520Lowest 9% below MA |
| Boylston and Edgartown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,266 21% above MA |
$5,641Lowest 6% below MA |
$8,309Highest 39% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±16.7 MA: 51.8% |
30%±35.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.7%±27.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Rowley and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Highest MA: 10% |
4.7% MA: 10% |
3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
87%Highest MA: 62.5% |
81.7% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 13 yrs newer than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1975Lowest 11 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 8% below MA |
12 minLowest 60% below MA |
28 minHighest 3% below MA |
| Work from home | 22.7%±5.3 MA: 18.6% |
25.6%±15.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
11.1%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Edgartown and Boylston 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 | #72 of 282 in MA | #242 of 282 in MA | #214 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Berlin-Boylston | Edgartown | Triton |
| High school in town | Tahanto Regional High | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
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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.