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Maynard vs Mendon vs Paxton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Maynard has the most renters (25% rent).
Mendon has the most kids (22.8% under 18).
Paxton has the most people working from home (25.5%).
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 | Maynard | Mendon | Paxton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,712Highest |
6,325 |
5,002Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3% MA: +7.4% |
+6.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+4.1%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.3±4.3Highest 13% above MA |
44.1±4.4 10% above MA |
41.8±3.3Lowest 4% above MA |
| Maynard and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
22.8%±6.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.4%±3.6 MA: 19.4% |
| Mendon and Paxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±3.3 MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.4%±3.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Paxton and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
46.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
54.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.5Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.8%±2.5 MA: 7.9% |
15.9%±1.9Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $124,067±$16kLowest 19% above MA |
$132,256±$33k 27% above MA |
$134,083±$8kHighest 29% above MA |
| Paxton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $527,400±$31k 6% below MA |
$616,000±$37kHighest 10% above MA |
$472,300±$29kLowest 16% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,800±$148 about the MA average |
$1,840±$196Highest 4% above MA |
$1,386±$88Lowest 21% below MA |
| Mendon and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,266Highest 38% above MA |
$7,213 20% above MA |
$7,129Lowest 19% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±9.6 MA: 51.8% |
78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
26.2%±15.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Mendon and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.3%Highest MA: 10% |
7.1% MA: 10% |
1.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.9% MA: 62.5% |
91.8%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
1967 3 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 9% above MA |
30 minLowest 4% above MA |
31 min 5% above MA |
| Work from home | 22.9%±7.7 MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±5.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
25.5%±5.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Paxton and Maynard 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 | #166 of 282 in MA | #210 of 282 in MA | #219 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Mendon-Upton | Wachusett |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.