Compare towns
Leverett vs Mendon vs Shutesbury
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 shortest commute (27 min average).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.7%).
Shutesbury has the most affordable homes ($376k 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 | Leverett | Mendon | Shutesbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,608Lowest |
6,325Highest |
1,910 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8% MA: +7.4% |
+6.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56±6.4Highest 40% above MA |
44.1±4.4Lowest 10% above MA |
50.2±4.5 26% above MA |
| Leverett and Shutesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.7%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.8%±6.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.2%±2.3 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 34.8%±4.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
25.2%±2.1 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 67.4% MA: 47.3% |
46.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
70%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.8%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
6.1%±3 MA: 7.9% |
| Mendon and Shutesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $104,688±$18kLowest about the MA average |
$132,256±$33kHighest 27% above MA |
$123,333±$12k 19% above MA |
| Mendon and Shutesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $435,500±$35k 23% below MA |
$616,000±$37kHighest 10% above MA |
$376,100±$21kLowest 33% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,389±$135Lowest 21% below MA |
$1,840±$196Highest 4% above MA |
$1,721±$111 about the MA average |
| Mendon and Shutesbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,779 13% above MA |
$7,213Highest 20% above MA |
$6,642Lowest 11% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.3%±6.3 MA: 51.8% |
78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
40%±17Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Mendon and Leverett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10%Highest MA: 10% |
7.1% MA: 10% |
3.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.2% MA: 62.5% |
86.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
91.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 9 yrs newer than MA |
1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
1979 15 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% below MA |
30 min 4% above MA |
33 minHighest 12% above MA |
| Work from home | 28.5%±5Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±5.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
27.2%±7.6 MA: 18.6% |
| Leverett and Shutesbury 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 | — | #210 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Leverett | Mendon-Upton | Shutesbury |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.