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Chilmark vs Lenox vs Aquinnah
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chilmark has the highest household income ($169k).
Lenox has the most affordable homes ($467k median).
Aquinnah has the most people working from home (52.1%).
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 | Chilmark | Lenox | Aquinnah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,578 |
5,079Highest |
666Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +40%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+1.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 53.6±8.1 34% above MA |
60.1±4.3Highest 50% above MA |
47.8±7.8Lowest 20% above MA |
| Lenox and Chilmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±4.3 MA: 19.4% |
13.3%±4.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
26.4%±8.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Aquinnah and Chilmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36.2%±12.4 MA: 17.9% |
40.1%±7.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
24.9%±6.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Lenox and Chilmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
52.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
65.5% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±2.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
3%±4 MA: 7.9% |
| Lenox and Aquinnah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $168,750±$28kHighest 62% above MA |
$106,080±$31kLowest about the MA average |
$146,354±$69k 41% above MA |
| Chilmark and Aquinnah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,895,300±$281kHighest 237% above MA |
$466,700±$43kLowest 17% below MA |
$1,878,700±$215k 234% above MA |
| Chilmark and Aquinnah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,750±$2kHighest 56% above MA |
$1,091±$238Lowest 38% below MA |
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| Chilmark and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
$5,299 12% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.8%±59.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
47.2%±18.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
32.7%±45.3 MA: 51.8% |
| Lenox and Aquinnah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.5%Highest MA: 10% |
5.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
71.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 8% above MA |
23 min 22% below MA |
20 minLowest 32% below MA |
| Work from home | 25.7%±11 MA: 18.6% |
18.3%±8.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
52.1%±12Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #90 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Up-Island Regional | Lenox | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Lenox Memorial High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.6 |
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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.