What stands out worked out from the figures below

Green Harbor has the highest household income ($203k).

Truro has the most people working from home (35.2%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Green Harbor	Truro
People
Population	1,314Lowest	1,708Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+22.5% MA: +7.4%
Median age	70.2±45.7Highest 76% above MA	64.1±5.8Lowest 60% above MA
	Green Harbor and Truro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	13.4%±8.7Highest MA: 19.4%	10.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 19.4%
	Green Harbor and Truro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	53.7%±46.9Highest MA: 17.9%	45.6%±10.1Lowest MA: 17.9%
	Green Harbor and Truro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	32.8%Lowest MA: 47.3%	57.9%Highest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9%	4.3%±5.6Highest MA: 7.9%
	Truro and Green Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$203,159±$149kHighest 95% above MA	$118,984±$72kLowest 14% above MA
	Green Harbor and Truro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$816,900±$187kLowest 45% above MA	$888,200±$117kHighest 58% above MA
	Truro and Green Harbor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,923Highest about the MA average	$3,997Lowest 33% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	100%±100 MA: 51.8%
Below poverty line	7.8%Highest MA: 10%	4.4%Lowest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest MA: 62.5%	84.2%Lowest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1952Lowest 12 yrs older than MA	1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	—	30 min about the MA average
Work from home	5%±7.3Lowest MA: 18.6%	35.2%±22.9Highest MA: 18.6%
Schools
School district	—	Truro
High school in town	—	None in town
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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.