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Granville vs Oakham vs Braintree
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Granville has the most people working from home (31.9%).
Oakham has the most expensive homes ($420k median).
Braintree has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Granville | Oakham | Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 414Lowest |
1,639Highest |
1,026 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±7.7Lowest 15% above U.S. |
49±2.3 26% above U.S. |
58.4±2.4Highest 50% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Granville and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±2.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
33.2%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Oakham and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,500±$21kLowest 25% below U.S. |
$102,000±$20kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$79,803±$5k about the U.S. average |
| Oakham and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $233,300±$40k 30% below U.S. |
$420,100±$20kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$217,700±$28kLowest 35% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,163±$184 18% below U.S. |
$1,174±$81Highest 17% below U.S. |
$840±$405Lowest 41% below U.S. |
| Oakham and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,914Lowest 7% below U.S. |
$4,103Highest 32% above U.S. |
$3,908 25% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.8%±70.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
27.8%±69.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.4%±29.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Braintree and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
91.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
81%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 28% above U.S. |
39 minHighest 46% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 31.9%±15Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.6%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±7.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Granville and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Quabbin | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.