Compare towns
Natick vs Chilmark vs Cochituate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Natick has the most renters (31.8% rent).
Chilmark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+40%).
Cochituate has the most people working from home (36.9%).
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 | Natick | Chilmark | Cochituate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 36,873Highest |
1,578Lowest |
6,471 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.1% MA: +7.4% |
+40%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+5.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.3±1.4Lowest 8% above MA |
53.6±8.1Highest 34% above MA |
45.8±2.3 15% above MA |
| Chilmark and Cochituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±1.9 MA: 19.4% |
16.7%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
23.2%±2.7Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Cochituate and Natick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
36.2%±12.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
19.6%±2.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 70.8% MA: 47.3% |
68.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
77%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±2.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.1%±1.4 MA: 7.9% |
| Natick and Cochituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $138,538±$11kLowest 33% above MA |
$168,750±$28k 62% above MA |
$192,361±$18kHighest 85% above MA |
| Cochituate and Chilmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $821,000±$25kLowest 46% above MA |
$1,895,300±$281kHighest 237% above MA |
$906,300±$42k 61% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,134±$124 21% above MA |
$2,750±$2kHighest 56% above MA |
$1,582±$649Lowest 10% below MA |
| Chilmark and Natick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,914 49% above MA |
$4,485Lowest 25% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±6.6Highest MA: 51.8% |
30.8%±59.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
34.2%±14.9 MA: 51.8% |
| Natick and Cochituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Highest MA: 10% |
4.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.6% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
85.6% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 4 yrs newer than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 5% above MA |
32 minHighest 8% above MA |
28 minLowest 4% below MA |
| Work from home | 25.1%±1.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
25.7%±11 MA: 18.6% |
36.9%±5.2Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Cochituate and Chilmark 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 | #48 of 282 in MA | — | — |
| School district | Natick | Up-Island Regional | — |
| High school in town | Natick High | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6 |
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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.