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Lenox vs Bow vs Provincetown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lenox has the most affordable homes ($467k median).
Bow has the most kids (25% under 18).
Provincetown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+24.5%).
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 | Bow | Provincetown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,079 |
8,335Highest |
3,703Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+9.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+24.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 60.1±4.3Highest 54% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
56.3±2.6 45% above U.S. |
| Lenox and Provincetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
2.9%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 40.1%±7.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25%±5.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
61.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
9.6%±6.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Provincetown and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,080±$31kLowest 31% above U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$136,904±$44k 70% above U.S. |
| Bow and Provincetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $466,700±$43kLowest 40% above U.S. |
$506,500±$34k 52% above U.S. |
$902,200±$180kHighest 171% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,091±$238Lowest 23% below U.S. |
$1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,261±$415 11% below U.S. |
| Bow and Provincetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,299 70% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$4,927Lowest 58% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.2%±18.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.3%±17.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Provincetown and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
76.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
13 minLowest 50% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.3%±8.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
31.5%±9.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Provincetown and Bow 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 | #26 of 120 in NH | #254 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Lenox | Bow School District | Provincetown |
| High school in town | Lenox Memorial High | Bow High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.6Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.