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Natick vs Chilmark vs Sherborn
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%).
Sherborn has the most people working from home (49.1%).
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 | Sherborn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 36,873Highest |
1,578Lowest |
4,427 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.1% MA: +7.4% |
+40%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.3±1.4 8% above MA |
53.6±8.1Highest 34% above MA |
42.8±2.3Lowest 7% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±1.9 MA: 19.4% |
16.7%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
29.2%±4.8Highest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±1.9 MA: 17.9% |
36.2%±12.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.3%±3.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 70.8% MA: 47.3% |
68.1%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
82.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.7%±2.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.1%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Natick and Sherborn 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 |
$250,001Highest 140% above MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $821,000±$25kLowest 46% above MA |
$1,895,300±$281kHighest 237% above MA |
$1,026,800±$72k 83% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,134±$124Lowest 21% above MA |
$2,750±$2kHighest 56% above MA |
$2,338±$316 33% above MA |
| Chilmark and Sherborn 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%±6.6 MA: 51.8% |
30.8%±59.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
48%±26.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Sherborn and Natick 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% MA: 10% |
3.1%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
89.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
89.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 5% above MA |
32 min 8% above MA |
35 minHighest 21% above MA |
| Work from home | 25.1%±1.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
25.7%±11 MA: 18.6% |
49.1%±7.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #48 of 282 in MA | — | #53 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Natick | Up-Island Regional | Sherborn |
| High school in town | Natick High | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6 |
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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.