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Medway vs Ogunquit vs Holliston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Medway has the youngest population (median age 40.7).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Holliston has the oldest housing (typical home built 1966).
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 | Medway | Ogunquit | Holliston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,436 |
1,379Lowest |
15,094Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±2.3Lowest 5% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
45.2±1.9 16% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±2.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±2.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
65.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ogunquit and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $173,750±$18kHighest 115% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56kLowest 42% above U.S. |
$159,817±$9k 98% above U.S. |
| Medway and Holliston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $617,300±$21kLowest 86% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$650,300±$20k 95% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,575±$205Lowest 11% above U.S. |
— | $1,821±$225Highest 29% above U.S. |
| Holliston and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,730 180% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$9,397Highest 201% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.3%±21.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.5%±20.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Holliston and Medway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1966Lowest 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 15% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 20.7%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
31.1%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit and Holliston 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 | #40 of 282 in MA | — | #38 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Medway | — | Holliston |
| High school in town | Medway High | — | Holliston High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.8Highest |
— | 12.4Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.