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Boylston vs Gray vs Rowley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Boylston has the most people working from home (22.7%).
Gray has the most affordable homes ($364k median).
Rowley has the most expensive homes ($667k 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 | Boylston | Gray | Rowley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,948Lowest |
8,429Highest |
6,251 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.2±2.3 24% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
50±6.3Highest 29% above U.S. |
| Rowley and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19%±4 U.S.: 22% |
19.3%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Rowley and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Boylston and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
56.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Rowley 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 75% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8kLowest 18% above U.S. |
$132,734±$32k 64% above U.S. |
| 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±$47k 74% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20kLowest 9% above U.S. |
$667,300±$52kHighest 101% above U.S. |
| Rowley and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,032±$350Highest 44% above U.S. |
$1,371±$89Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,603±$520 13% above U.S. |
| Boylston and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,266 133% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$8,309Highest 166% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±16.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
57.7%±27.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Rowley and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
28 min 7% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±5.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
11.1%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #72 of 282 in MA | #10 of 133 in ME | #214 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Berlin-Boylston | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Triton |
| High school in town | Tahanto Regional High | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1Lowest |
12.5Highest |
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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.