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Holbrook vs Douglas vs Holbrook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Douglas has the most people working from home (20.9%).
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 | Holbrook | Douglas | Holbrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,380Highest |
9,207Lowest |
11,380Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.8±3.2Lowest 7% above MA |
44±2.6Highest 10% above MA |
42.8±3.2Lowest 7% above MA |
| Douglas and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±4.4 MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±3.8 MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±4.4 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.4%±3.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.1%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
41.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
34.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±2.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Douglas and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,210±$14kLowest 11% above MA |
$152,267±$10kHighest 46% above MA |
$115,210±$14kLowest 11% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $465,400±$21kLowest 17% below MA |
$470,600±$29kHighest 16% below MA |
$465,400±$21kLowest 17% below MA |
| Douglas and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,094±$423Lowest 38% below MA |
$1,503±$697Highest 15% below MA |
$1,094±$423Lowest 38% below MA |
| Douglas and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,105Lowest about the MA average |
$6,338Highest 6% above MA |
$6,105Lowest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±18.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
33.9%±17.4Lowest MA: 51.8% |
47.8%±18.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Highest MA: 10% |
4.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.7%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84%Highest MA: 62.5% |
83.8%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
84%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
1986Highest 22 yrs newer than MA |
1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 30% above MA |
34 minLowest 16% above MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.1%±3.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
20.9%±4.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.1%±3.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #234 of 282 in MA | #177 of 282 in MA | #234 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Holbrook | Douglas | — |
| High school in town | Holbrook Middle High School | Douglas High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3Highest |
7.2Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.