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Leverett vs Dedham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Leverett has the most people working from home (28.5%).
Dedham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.6%).
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 | Leverett | Dedham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,608Lowest |
25,237Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+2.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56±6.4Highest 40% above MA |
44.6±1.6Lowest 12% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 13.7%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18.6%±1.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 34.8%±4.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
21.9%±2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 67.4%Highest MA: 47.3% |
55%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $104,688±$18kLowest about the MA average |
$128,955±$10kHighest 24% above MA |
| Dedham and Leverett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $435,500±$35kLowest 23% below MA |
$661,800±$16kHighest 18% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,389±$135Lowest 21% below MA |
$2,042±$182Highest 16% above MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,779Lowest 13% above MA |
$7,918Highest 32% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.3%±6.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
56.4%±10Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 10%Highest MA: 10% |
5.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
73.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 9 yrs newer than MA |
1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% below MA |
29 minHighest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 28.5%±5Highest MA: 18.6% |
20%±2.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #119 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Leverett | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.