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Natick vs Leverett
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Natick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.1%).
Leverett has the most affordable homes ($436k median).
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 | Leverett |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 36,873Highest |
1,608Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +12.1%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+0.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.3±1.4Lowest 8% above MA |
56±6.4Highest 40% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 21.2%±1.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.7%±2.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±1.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
34.8%±4.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 70.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
67.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.1%±1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $138,538±$11kHighest 33% above MA |
$104,688±$18kLowest about the MA average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $821,000±$25kHighest 46% above MA |
$435,500±$35kLowest 23% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,134±$124Highest 21% above MA |
$1,389±$135Lowest 21% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,914Highest 49% above MA |
$6,779Lowest 13% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±6.6Lowest MA: 51.8% |
73.3%±6.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
10%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.2%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
87.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 4 yrs newer than MA |
1973Highest 9 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 5% above MA |
27 minLowest 9% below MA |
| Work from home | 25.1%±1.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
28.5%±5Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Leverett and Natick 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 | Leverett |
| 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 |
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.