Compare towns
Oakham vs Dover 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 renters (8.4% rent).
Dover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
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 | Dover | Granville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,639Lowest |
5,930Highest |
1,846 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-1.8% MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49±2.3 23% above MA |
44.9±2.3Lowest 12% above MA |
50.1±3.5Highest 25% above MA |
| Granville and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±3.1 MA: 19.4% |
26%±5.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
17%±3.7Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Dover and Oakham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±2.3 MA: 17.9% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
24.9%±2.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Granville and Oakham 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% |
84.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
34.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
7.2%±2.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
2.8%±1.2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Dover and Oakham 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 |
$250,001Highest 140% above MA |
$84,375±$14kLowest 19% below MA |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,100±$20k 25% below MA |
$1,340,300±$117kHighest 138% above MA |
$356,300±$25kLowest 37% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,174±$81Lowest 33% below MA |
$2,917±$2kHighest 66% above MA |
$1,292±$781 27% below MA |
| Dover and Granville 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 |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$4,284 29% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.8%±69.1Highest MA: 51.8% |
20%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
23.1%±51.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Oakham and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4% MA: 10% |
2.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
10.4%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.6%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
97.9%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 |
35 minLowest 19% above MA |
39 minHighest 34% above MA |
| Work from home | 9.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
34.2%±6.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
15.3%±6.1 MA: 18.6% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #1 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Quabbin | Dover · Dover-Sherborn | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Dover-Sherborn Regional High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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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.