Compare towns
Oak Bluffs vs Mendon vs Boylston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Oak Bluffs has grown the fastest since 2010 (+18%).
Mendon has the most homeowners (86.9%).
Boylston has the most people working from home (22.7%).
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 | Oak Bluffs | Mendon | Boylston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,407 |
6,325Highest |
4,948Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +18%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+6.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+11.3% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.6±6.1Lowest 9% above MA |
44.1±4.4 10% above MA |
48.2±2.3Highest 21% above MA |
| Boylston and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.5%±7Highest MA: 19.4% |
22.8%±6.2 MA: 19.4% |
18%±3.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Oak Bluffs and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±7.1 MA: 17.9% |
14.7%±3.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
22%±4.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Boylston and Oak Bluffs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.8% MA: 47.3% |
46.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
54.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±1.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
6.8%±2.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.6%±1.7 MA: 7.9% |
| Mendon and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $145,196±$37kHighest 40% above MA |
$132,256±$33kLowest 27% above MA |
$140,962±$28k 36% above MA |
| Oak Bluffs and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $923,100±$132kHighest 64% above MA |
$616,000±$37k 10% above MA |
$578,600±$47kLowest about the MA average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,099±$666Lowest 38% below MA |
$1,840±$196 4% above MA |
$2,032±$350Highest 15% above MA |
| Boylston and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,845Lowest 19% below MA |
$7,213 20% above MA |
$7,266Highest 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.6%±34.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
78.7%±26Highest MA: 51.8% |
45.1%±16.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Mendon and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.1%Highest MA: 10% |
6.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
79.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 14 yrs newer than MA |
1985Highest 21 yrs newer than MA |
1977Lowest 13 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 13 minLowest 54% below MA |
30 minHighest 4% above MA |
27 min 8% below MA |
| Work from home | 8.5%±6.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±5.7 MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Boylston and Mendon 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 | #111 of 282 in MA | #210 of 282 in MA | #72 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Oak Bluffs · Martha's Vineyard | Mendon-Upton | Berlin-Boylston |
| High school in town | Martha's Vineyard Regional High | None in town | Tahanto Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.5Lowest |
— | 11.1Highest |
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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.