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Lee vs Walden vs Stockbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lee has the most renters (28.9% rent).
Walden has the most affordable homes ($239k median).
Stockbridge has the most people working from home (52.4%).
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 | Lee | Walden | Stockbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,719Highest |
1,037Lowest |
2,056 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.2±5.8 42% above U.S. |
48.8±3.2Lowest 25% above U.S. |
63.7±3.5Highest 64% above U.S. |
| Stockbridge and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.6%±5 U.S.: 22% |
14.3%±3.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
8.4%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Walden and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.4%±6.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
47%±7.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Stockbridge and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
26.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Lee and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,750±$13kLowest 4% above U.S. |
$88,000±$15k 9% above U.S. |
$146,250±$67kHighest 81% above U.S. |
| Stockbridge and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $352,700±$19k 6% above U.S. |
$238,900±$23kLowest 28% below U.S. |
$600,000±$99kHighest 80% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$212Highest about the U.S. average |
$900±$136 36% below U.S. |
$858±$375Lowest 39% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,980 28% above U.S. |
$3,944Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$4,652Highest 49% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.3%±21.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
56.3%±86.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
60.8%±27Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Stockbridge and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959 21 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 31% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
20 min 26% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.4%±7.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.4%±6.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
52.4%±19.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #209 of 282 in MA | — | — |
| School district | Lee | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | — |
| High school in town | Lee Middle/High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.2 |
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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.