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Oakham vs Ashby vs Granville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Oakham has the most expensive homes ($420k median).
Ashby has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
Granville has the most affordable homes ($356k 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 | Oakham | Ashby | Granville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,639Lowest |
3,211Highest |
1,846 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-1.8% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49±2.3Lowest 23% above MA |
50.5±3Highest 26% above MA |
50.1±3.5 25% above MA |
| Ashby and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.1Highest MA: 19.4% |
17%±3.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17%±3.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Oakham and Ashby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±2.3Lowest MA: 17.9% |
21.5%±4.3 MA: 17.9% |
24.9%±2.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Granville and Ashby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3% MA: 47.3% |
43.7%Highest MA: 47.3% |
34.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
3%±1.2 MA: 7.9% |
2.8%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Oakham and Ashby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,000±$20k about the MA average |
$115,598±$9kHighest 11% above MA |
$84,375±$14kLowest 19% below MA |
| Ashby and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,100±$20kHighest 25% below MA |
$390,500±$30k 31% below MA |
$356,300±$25kLowest 37% below MA |
| Oakham and Ashby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,174±$81Lowest 33% below MA |
$1,200±$484 32% below MA |
$1,292±$781Highest 27% below MA |
| Granville and Ashby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,103Lowest 32% below MA |
$6,034Highest about the MA average |
$4,284 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.8%±69.1 MA: 51.8% |
36.4%±53.5Highest MA: 51.8% |
23.1%±51.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Ashby and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4% MA: 10% |
2.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
10.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
95.5%Highest MA: 62.5% |
93.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1970 6 yrs newer than MA |
1966Lowest 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 min 32% above MA |
33 minLowest 13% above MA |
39 minHighest 34% above MA |
| Work from home | 9.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.8%±5.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.3%±6.1 MA: 18.6% |
| Ashby and Granville 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 | — | #200 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Quabbin | North Middlesex | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.