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Lenox vs Dover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lenox has the most affordable homes ($467k median).
Dover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
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 | Dover |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,079Highest |
2,308Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+8.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 60.1±4.3Highest 50% above MA |
47.5±4Lowest 19% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±4.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
20.9%±4.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Dover and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 40.1%±7.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.5%±3.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
83.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.8Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9.4%±4.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Dover and Lenox 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 about the MA average |
$250,001Highest 140% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $466,700±$43kLowest 17% below MA |
$1,308,300±$149kHighest 133% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,091±$238 38% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,299Lowest 12% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.2%±18.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Dover 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 MA: 10% |
3.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
97.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA |
1967Highest 3 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 22% below MA |
37 minHighest 26% above MA |
| Work from home | 18.3%±8.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
37.4%±8.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #90 of 282 in MA | #1 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Lenox | — |
| High school in town | Lenox Memorial High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.6 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.