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Holliston vs Suffield vs Duxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Holliston has the most people working from home (31.1%).
Suffield has the most affordable homes ($408k median).
Duxbury has the most expensive homes ($875k median).
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 | Holliston | Suffield | Duxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,094Lowest |
15,702 |
16,185Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +6.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.2±1.9 16% above U.S. |
44.5±1.7Lowest 14% above U.S. |
47.6±2.3Highest 22% above U.S. |
| Duxbury and Holliston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±2.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±2.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.5%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Duxbury and Holliston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 65.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
70.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Suffield and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $159,817±$9k 98% above U.S. |
$119,472±$13kLowest 48% above U.S. |
$176,583±$29kHighest 119% above U.S. |
| Duxbury and Holliston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $650,300±$20k 95% above U.S. |
$407,500±$26kLowest 22% above U.S. |
$874,600±$35kHighest 163% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,821±$225Highest 29% above U.S. |
$1,424±$141Lowest about the U.S. average |
$1,591±$2k 13% above U.S. |
| Holliston and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,397 201% above U.S. |
$6,456Lowest 107% above U.S. |
$9,518Highest 205% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.5%±20.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.8%±31.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Duxbury and Holliston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
33 min 25% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 31.1%±3.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.1%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Holliston and Duxbury 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 | #38 of 282 in MA | #57 of 149 in CT | #32 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Holliston | Suffield School District | Duxbury |
| High school in town | Holliston High | Suffield High School | Duxbury High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.4Highest |
10.9 |
9.9Lowest |
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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.