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Corinth vs Athol vs Bradford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corinth has the most people working from home (23%).
Athol has the most renters (27.6% rent).
Bradford has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Corinth | Athol | Bradford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,539Lowest |
12,011Highest |
2,827 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.4±9.6Highest 24% above U.S. |
41.3±1.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
42.7±3.1 10% above U.S. |
| Corinth and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.8%±3.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.1%±5.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Athol and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.9%±5.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Corinth and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
20.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,167±$29k 10% above U.S. |
$69,316±$5kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$108,162±$15kHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Bradford and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $213,800±$34kLowest 36% below U.S. |
$268,100±$13kHighest 19% below U.S. |
$258,600±$30k 22% below U.S. |
| Athol and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,267±$510Highest 10% below U.S. |
$1,150±$182Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$1,221±$808 14% below U.S. |
| Corinth and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,584 15% above U.S. |
$3,403Lowest 9% above U.S. |
$4,472Highest 43% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.9%±29.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.5%±17.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.9%±23.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Athol and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
16.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1953Lowest 27 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 33% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
25 minLowest 7% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 23%±10.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.6%±3.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
7.7%±5.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Corinth and Athol 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 | — | #256 of 282 in MA | #45 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Athol-Royalston | Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 |
| High school in town | — | Athol High | Oxbow Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6Highest |
9.5Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.