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Granby vs Hardwick vs Hubbardston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Granby has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Hardwick has the most renters (31.8% rent).
Hubbardston has the most people working from home (14%).
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 | Granby | Hardwick | Hubbardston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,080Highest |
2,684Lowest |
4,371 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1% MA: +7.4% |
-10.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
-1.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.3±4.2 16% above MA |
45.3±9.8Lowest 13% above MA |
46.8±9.1Highest 17% above MA |
| Hubbardston and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.7%±4.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.5%±5.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.8%±4 MA: 19.4% |
| Hardwick and Hubbardston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±4.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22.7%±5Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.5%±4.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Hardwick and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
30.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
33.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.8%±3.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
6.2%±4.4 MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Granby and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $119,297±$33k 15% above MA |
$75,000±$22kLowest 28% below MA |
$123,500±$24kHighest 19% above MA |
| Hubbardston and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $352,600±$16k 37% below MA |
$346,700±$67kLowest 38% below MA |
$371,600±$18kHighest 34% below MA |
| Hubbardston and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,108±$119Highest 37% below MA |
$953±$206Lowest 46% below MA |
| Hardwick and Hubbardston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,572Highest 7% below MA |
$4,400Lowest 27% below MA |
$4,716 21% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
59%±13.8 MA: 51.8% |
55.4%±67.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Granby and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5% MA: 10% |
11%Highest MA: 10% |
4.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
68.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
93.5% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 20% below MA |
31 min 7% above MA |
36 minHighest 23% above MA |
| Work from home | 7.9%±2.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
8.7%±4.3 MA: 18.6% |
14%±4.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Hubbardston and Hardwick 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 | #259 of 282 in MA | #163 of 282 in MA | #128 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Granby | Quabbin | Quabbin |
| High school in town | Granby Jr Sr High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.