Compare towns
Oakham vs Buzzards Bay 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 highest household income ($102k).
Buzzards Bay has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
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 | Buzzards Bay | Granville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,639Lowest |
2,909Highest |
1,846 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+10.9%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-1.8% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49±2.3Lowest 23% above MA |
54.4±5.9Highest 36% above MA |
50.1±3.5 25% above MA |
| Buzzards Bay 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% |
6.7%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17%±3.7 MA: 19.4% |
| Oakham and Granville 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% |
32.3%±5.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
24.9%±2.8 MA: 17.9% |
| Buzzards Bay and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
29.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
34.7% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
8.9%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.8%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,000±$20kHighest about the MA average |
$94,388±$12k 9% below MA |
$84,375±$14kLowest 19% below MA |
| Oakham and Buzzards Bay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,100±$20k 25% below MA |
$454,500±$28kHighest 19% below MA |
$356,300±$25kLowest 37% below MA |
| Buzzards Bay and Oakham 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 |
$1,484±$601Highest 16% below MA |
$1,292±$781 27% below MA |
| Buzzards Bay and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,103 32% below MA |
$3,405Lowest 43% below MA |
$4,284Highest 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.8%±69.1 MA: 51.8% |
37.9%±20.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
23.1%±51.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Buzzards Bay and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.3% MA: 10% |
10.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6% MA: 62.5% |
75.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
93.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 min 32% above MA |
32 minLowest 10% above MA |
39 minHighest 34% above MA |
| Work from home | 9.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
17.4%±6.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.3%±6.1 MA: 18.6% |
| Buzzards Bay and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Quabbin | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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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.