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Dudley vs Tyringham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dudley has the most kids (20.6% under 18).
Tyringham has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Dudley | Tyringham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 11,929Highest |
494Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7% MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 40.2±2.4Lowest about the MA average |
59.2±2.7Highest 48% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±3.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
8.7%±5.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
35.2%±8.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
66.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.1%±2Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.6%±2.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $84,604±$12kLowest 19% below MA |
$163,333±$28kHighest 57% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $392,600±$19kLowest 30% below MA |
$699,400±$96kHighest 24% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,217±$182Highest 31% below MA |
$1,050±$393Lowest 40% below MA |
| Dudley and Tyringham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,691Lowest 38% below MA |
$4,632Highest 23% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.4%±4.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Tyringham and Dudley 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% |
3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 3 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 6% below MA |
36 minHighest 23% above MA |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.5Lowest MA: 18.6% |
26.2%±8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #142 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Dudley-Charlton Reg | — |
| High school in town | Shepherd Hill Regional High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3 |
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| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.