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Hudson vs Stockbridge vs Hudson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
Bordering HudsonBolton
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hudson has the most renters (32% rent).
Stockbridge has the most people working from home (52.4%).
Hudson has the most kids (19.3% under 18).
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 | Hudson | Stockbridge | Hudson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,719 |
2,056Lowest |
20,077Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+3.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+5.4% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.8±2.6 9% above MA |
63.7±3.5Highest 59% above MA |
42.9±1.7Lowest 7% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±2.6 MA: 19.4% |
8.4%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.3%±2.5Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Hudson and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±2.7 MA: 17.9% |
47%±7.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
20.1%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
62.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
46.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.2 MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±2.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Hudson and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,524±$9kLowest 13% below MA |
$146,250±$67kHighest 41% above MA |
$103,400±$13k about the MA average |
| Stockbridge and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $473,300±$15kLowest 16% below MA |
$600,000±$99kHighest 7% above MA |
$496,800±$22k 12% below MA |
| Stockbridge and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,397±$83 21% below MA |
$858±$375Lowest 51% below MA |
$1,406±$82Highest 20% below MA |
| Hudson and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,597 10% above MA |
$4,652Lowest 22% below MA |
$6,892Highest 15% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.4%±8.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
60.8%±27Highest MA: 51.8% |
40.8%±8.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Stockbridge and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% MA: 10% |
7.2%Highest MA: 10% |
5.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
83.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
73.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1970Highest 6 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 4% above MA |
20 minLowest 33% below MA |
31 minHighest 6% above MA |
| Work from home | 18.3%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
52.4%±19.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
19.6%±3.6 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #224 of 282 in MA | — | #224 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | — | Hudson |
| High school in town | — | — | Hudson High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.2 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.