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Montague vs Maynard vs Blackstone
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Montague has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Maynard has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
Blackstone has the most kids (21.8% 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 | Montague | Maynard | Blackstone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,482Lowest |
10,712Highest |
9,255 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.3±3.1 11% above MA |
45.3±4.3Highest 13% above MA |
43.2±1.7Lowest 8% above MA |
| Maynard and Montague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
16.9%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21.8%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Blackstone and Montague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
18.2%±3.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.5%±4.2 MA: 17.9% |
| Montague and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.5% MA: 47.3% |
64.2%Highest MA: 47.3% |
31.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.3Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.5%±1.5 MA: 7.9% |
1.6%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Montague and Maynard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,510±$12kLowest 32% below MA |
$124,067±$16kHighest 19% above MA |
$94,191±$21k 9% below MA |
| Maynard and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $282,100±$17kLowest 50% below MA |
$527,400±$31kHighest 6% below MA |
$404,400±$34k 28% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,207±$115 31% below MA |
$1,800±$148Highest about the MA average |
$1,189±$85Lowest 33% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,922Lowest 35% below MA |
$8,266Highest 38% above MA |
$5,703 5% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.6%±8.6 MA: 51.8% |
44.9%±9.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
65%±18.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Blackstone and Montague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5%Highest MA: 10% |
8.3% MA: 10% |
8%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
75%Highest MA: 62.5% |
73.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 13 yrs older than MA |
1963 1 yr older than MA |
1967Highest 3 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 28% below MA |
32 min 9% above MA |
34 minHighest 16% above MA |
| Work from home | 14.9%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.9%±7.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
17.4%±4.7 MA: 18.6% |
| Maynard and Blackstone 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 | #265 of 282 in MA | #166 of 282 in MA | #207 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical · Gill-Montague | — | Blackstone-Millville |
| High school in town | Franklin County Technical | — | Blackstone Millville RHS |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7Lowest |
— | 13.6Highest |
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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.