Compare towns
Leyden vs Fairhaven vs Montgomery
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Leyden has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
Fairhaven has the most renters (25.6% rent).
Montgomery has the most kids (22% under 18).
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 | Leyden | Fairhaven | Montgomery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 637Lowest |
15,903Highest |
796 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.3% MA: +7.4% |
-2.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.2±8.2Highest 33% above MA |
48.5±3.4Lowest 21% above MA |
49.7±5.8 24% above MA |
| Leyden and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±3.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
16.9%±2.7 MA: 19.4% |
22%±5.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Montgomery and Fairhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.6%±2.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
24.9%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
24.9%±7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Leyden and Fairhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Highest MA: 47.3% |
32.5%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
38.1% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±2.3Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.3%±1 MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±1.6Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Montgomery and Fairhaven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,893±$13k about the MA average |
$95,965±$19kLowest 8% below MA |
$123,000±$19kHighest 18% above MA |
| Montgomery and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $372,900±$24k 34% below MA |
$446,700±$19kHighest 21% below MA |
$357,500±$29kLowest 36% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,917±$451Highest 9% above MA |
$1,118±$79Lowest 37% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,651Highest 22% below MA |
$3,566Lowest 40% below MA |
$4,283 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
51.1%±14Highest MA: 51.8% |
50%±100 MA: 51.8% |
| Fairhaven and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest MA: 10% |
8.3% MA: 10% |
1.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.4% MA: 62.5% |
74.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.3%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 12 yrs newer than MA |
1952Lowest 12 yrs older than MA |
1978Highest 14 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 12% above MA |
29 minLowest about the MA average |
36 minHighest 23% above MA |
| Work from home | 11%±5 MA: 18.6% |
11.4%±3.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.4%±6Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Fairhaven and Leyden 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 | — | #126 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Fairhaven | — |
| High school in town | — | Fairhaven High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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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.