What stands out worked out from the figures below

Oxford has the most affordable homes ($472k median).

Scituate has the most people working from home (28%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Oxford	Scituate
People
Population	12,991Lowest	19,365Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+5.1% U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	45.2±5.7Lowest 16% above U.S.	47.1±3.1Highest 21% above U.S.
	Scituate and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.3%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22%	22.2%±2.3Highest U.S.: 22%
	Scituate and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	22.9%±3.2Highest U.S.: 17.2%	22.2%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
	Oxford and Scituate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	46.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	66.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.6%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	4.1%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	Scituate and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$128,953±$23kLowest 60% above U.S.	$136,732±$16kHighest 69% above U.S.
	Scituate and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$472,400±$20kLowest 42% above U.S.	$847,600±$25kHighest 155% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,415±$87Lowest about the U.S. average	$1,609±$311Highest 14% above U.S.
	Scituate and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,442Lowest 107% above U.S.	$8,807Highest 182% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	23.3%±15.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	52.7%±10.3Highest U.S.: 51.1%
Below poverty line	4%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	2.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	87.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S.	1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minLowest 14% above U.S.	38 minHighest 44% above U.S.
Work from home	14.4%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	28%±4Highest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#78 of 149 in CT	#43 of 282 in MA
School district	Oxford School District	Scituate
High school in town	Oxford High School	Scituate High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.1Lowest	11.3Highest
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Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

U.S. 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.