Compare towns
Hudson vs Rehoboth vs Amesbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hudson has the most people working from home (19.6%).
Rehoboth has the highest household income ($138k).
Amesbury has the most renters (31.4% rent).
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 | Rehoboth | Amesbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 20,077Highest |
13,022Lowest |
17,403 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+7.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 42.9±1.7Lowest 7% above MA |
47.2±2.6Highest 18% above MA |
43.7±1.7 9% above MA |
| Rehoboth and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±2.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
19.4%±4 MA: 19.4% |
20%±2.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Amesbury and Rehoboth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±2.3 MA: 17.9% |
21.2%±3.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.2%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Rehoboth and Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.1%Highest MA: 47.3% |
42.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
44.8% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.2%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.1%±1.3 MA: 7.9% |
| Rehoboth and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,400±$13kLowest about the MA average |
$138,214±$15kHighest 33% above MA |
$103,554±$12k about the MA average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $496,800±$22kLowest 12% below MA |
$563,000±$45kHighest about the MA average |
$519,300±$32k 8% below MA |
| Rehoboth and Amesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,406±$82 20% below MA |
$1,195±$560Lowest 32% below MA |
$1,683±$115Highest 4% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,892 15% above MA |
$5,557Lowest 7% below MA |
$7,360Highest 23% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.8%±8.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
57.7%±24.9 MA: 51.8% |
66.7%±10.7Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Amesbury and Rehoboth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3% MA: 10% |
3.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.1%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.2% MA: 62.5% |
92.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
68.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
1977Highest 13 yrs newer than MA |
1969Lowest 5 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 6% above MA |
30 min about the MA average |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 19.6%±3.6Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.4%±2.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Hudson and Amesbury 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 | #224 of 282 in MA | #208 of 282 in MA | #151 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Hudson | Dighton-Rehoboth | Amesbury |
| High school in town | Hudson High | None in town | Amesbury High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.2Lowest |
— | 10.9Highest |
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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.