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Oakham vs Colrain 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).
Colrain has the most affordable homes ($284k median).
Granville has the most people working from home (15.3%).
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 | Colrain | Granville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,639 |
1,627Lowest |
1,846Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7% MA: +7.4% |
-3.9%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
-1.8%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49±2.3Lowest 23% above MA |
49.6±8.7 24% above MA |
50.1±3.5Highest 25% above MA |
| Granville and Colrain 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% |
15.3%±4.2Lowest 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% |
30.4%±4.1Highest MA: 17.9% |
24.9%±2.8 MA: 17.9% |
| Colrain 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% |
37.3% MA: 47.3% |
34.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±2.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.8%±1.1Lowest MA: 7.9% |
2.8%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Oakham and Colrain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,000±$20kHighest about the MA average |
$80,673±$10kLowest 22% below MA |
$84,375±$14k 19% below MA |
| Oakham and Granville 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 |
$284,300±$14kLowest 49% below MA |
$356,300±$25k 37% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,174±$81 33% below MA |
$1,102±$77Lowest 37% below MA |
$1,292±$781Highest 27% below MA |
| Granville and Oakham 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 |
$4,317Highest 28% below MA |
$4,284 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.8%±69.1 MA: 51.8% |
46%±22.8Highest MA: 51.8% |
23.1%±51.7Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Colrain 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% |
7.2% MA: 10% |
10.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6% MA: 62.5% |
86.5%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
93.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1963Lowest 1 yr older than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 min 32% above MA |
34 minLowest 15% above MA |
39 minHighest 34% above MA |
| Work from home | 9.6%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
8.4%±2.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.3%±6.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Granville and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Quabbin | Mohawk Trail | — |
| High school in town | None 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.