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Lenox vs Lenox vs Nahant
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
Bordering LenoxStockbridge
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lenox has the most renters (39% rent).
Lenox has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.4%).
Nahant has the most expensive homes ($749k 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 | Lenox | Lenox | Nahant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,866Lowest |
5,079Highest |
3,325 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1% MA: +7.4% |
+1.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-2.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 67±5.4Highest 68% above MA |
60.1±4.3Lowest 50% above MA |
60.7±2.9 52% above MA |
| Lenox and Nahant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.7%±6.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
13.3%±4.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
11%±3.1 MA: 19.4% |
| Lenox and Nahant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 54.8%±7.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
40.1%±7.8 MA: 17.9% |
36.2%±6.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Lenox and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
52.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
61.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.8%±6.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±2.8 MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Lenox and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,335±$33kLowest 41% below MA |
$106,080±$31k about the MA average |
$112,762±$6kHighest 8% above MA |
| Nahant and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $410,700±$68kLowest 27% below MA |
$466,700±$43k 17% below MA |
$748,800±$99kHighest 33% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $854±$598Lowest 52% below MA |
$1,091±$238 38% below MA |
$1,777±$334Highest about the MA average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,224Lowest 30% below MA |
$5,299 12% below MA |
$6,615Highest 10% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.5%±28.2 MA: 51.8% |
47.2%±18.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
53.5%±17.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Nahant and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.3%Highest MA: 10% |
8.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.9% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
71.4% MA: 62.5% |
78.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1966Highest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% below MA |
23 minLowest 22% below MA |
32 minHighest 10% above MA |
| Work from home | 15.9%±12Lowest MA: 18.6% |
18.3%±8.8 MA: 18.6% |
18.7%±5.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Nahant and Lenox 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 | #90 of 282 in MA | #90 of 282 in MA | #129 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Lenox | Nahant |
| High school in town | — | Lenox Memorial High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.6 |
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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.