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Boylston vs Hope vs Arkwright
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Boylston has the most people working from home (14%).
Hope has the most expensive homes ($211k median).
Arkwright has the highest household income ($93k).
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 | Hope | Arkwright |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 545Lowest |
587 |
859Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
— | -5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 51.2±8.8Highest 29% above NY |
50.3±8.5Lowest 26% above NY |
50.8±7.2 28% above NY |
| Boylston and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±5.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.6%±0.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.2%±5.4 NY: 20.5% |
| Hope and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18%±5.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.7%±10.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
23.2%±3.1 NY: 17.9% |
| Hope and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
26.4% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
2.4%±3.1 NY: 7% |
3.3%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Arkwright and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,000±$16k 13% below NY |
$72,188±$13kLowest 16% below NY |
$93,000±$26kHighest 8% above NY |
| Arkwright and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $140,300±$51kLowest 67% below NY |
$211,300±$106kHighest 50% below NY |
$170,900±$30k 60% below NY |
| Hope and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$196 41% below NY |
$1,225±$217Highest 24% below NY |
$875±$689Lowest 46% below NY |
| Hope and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,500Lowest 62% below NY |
$2,551 61% below NY |
$3,760Highest 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72%±77.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
61.9%±98.1 NY: 52.1% |
50%±65.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Boylston and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
17.5%Highest NY: 14% |
12.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
89.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 27 yrs newer than NY |
1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1979 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest about the NY average |
28 min 13% below NY |
27 minLowest 18% below NY |
| Work from home | 14%±6Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.6%±3.4 NY: 14.9% |
6%±3.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Boylston and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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NY 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.