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Holbrook vs Templeton vs Holbrook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Templeton has the most people working from home (16.9%).
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 | Templeton | Holbrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,380Highest |
8,252Lowest |
11,380Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+1.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.8±3.2Highest 7% above MA |
40.3±5.1Lowest about the MA average |
42.8±3.2Highest 7% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±4.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.9%±5.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±4.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Templeton and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
19.1%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
26.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
34.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.4%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,210±$14kHighest 11% above MA |
$101,154±$15kLowest about the MA average |
$115,210±$14kHighest 11% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $465,400±$21kHighest 17% below MA |
$358,500±$12kLowest 36% below MA |
$465,400±$21kHighest 17% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,094±$423Lowest 38% below MA |
$1,207±$353Highest 31% below MA |
$1,094±$423Lowest 38% below MA |
| Templeton and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,105Highest about the MA average |
$4,554Lowest 24% below MA |
$6,105Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±18.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
44.7%±26.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
47.8%±18.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
10.6%Highest MA: 10% |
7.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
85.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
84%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
1972Highest 8 yrs newer than MA |
1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 30% above MA |
28 minLowest 5% below MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
| Work from home | 12.1%±3.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
16.9%±5.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.1%±3.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Templeton and Holbrook 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 | #234 of 282 in MA | #244 of 282 in MA | #234 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Holbrook | Narragansett | — |
| High school in town | Holbrook Middle High School | Narragansett Regional High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3Highest |
12.2Lowest |
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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.