What stands out worked out from the figures below

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Duxbury has the most affordable homes ($875k median).

Westwood has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).

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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.

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Measure	Duxbury	Westwood
People
Population	16,185Lowest	16,318Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+6.8%Lowest MA: +7.4%	+11.3%Highest MA: +7.4%
Median age	47.6±2.3Highest 19% above MA	43.9±1.6Lowest 10% above MA
	Duxbury and Westwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	22.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4%	26.1%±3.1Highest MA: 19.4%
	Westwood and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	24.5%±3.5Highest MA: 17.9%	19.7%±2.5Lowest MA: 17.9%
	Duxbury and Westwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	70.9%Lowest MA: 47.3%	72.4%Highest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.9%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9%	4.5%±1.9Highest MA: 7.9%
	Westwood and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$176,583±$29kLowest 70% above MA	$223,125±$33kHighest 115% above MA
	Westwood and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$874,600±$35kLowest 56% above MA	$1,041,500±$42kHighest 85% above MA
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,591±$2kLowest 10% below MA	$2,553±$323Highest 45% above MA
	Westwood and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$9,518Lowest 59% above MA	$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	57.8%±31.1Lowest MA: 51.8%	60.8%±14Highest MA: 51.8%
	Westwood and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.1%Highest MA: 10%	4.6%Lowest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91.2%Highest MA: 62.5%	87.3%Lowest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA	1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest 13% above MA	30 minLowest 4% above MA
Work from home	25.1%±3.8 MA: 18.6%	25.1%±5.1 MA: 18.6%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#32 of 282 in MA	#16 of 282 in MA
School district	Duxbury	Westwood
High school in town	Duxbury High	Westwood High
Students per teacherat that high school	9.9Lowest	11.1Highest
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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.