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Rowley vs Scituate vs Suffield vs Boylston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Scituate has the most expensive homes ($822k median).
Suffield has the most affordable homes ($408k median).
Boylston has the highest household income ($141k).
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 | Rowley | Scituate | Suffield | Boylston |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 6,251 |
5,796 |
15,702Highest |
4,948Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +11.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50±6.3 29% above U.S. |
51.7±3.8Highest 33% above U.S. |
44.5±1.7Lowest 14% above U.S. |
48.2±2.3 24% above U.S. |
| Scituate and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
22.1%±4.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.2%±2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Scituate and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.3%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Scituate and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
64.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Rowley and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $132,734±$32k 64% above U.S. |
$124,549±$27k 54% above U.S. |
$119,472±$13kLowest 48% above U.S. |
$140,962±$28kHighest 75% above U.S. |
| Boylston and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $667,300±$52k 101% above U.S. |
$821,600±$82kHighest 147% above U.S. |
$407,500±$26kLowest 22% above U.S. |
$578,600±$47k 74% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,603±$520 13% above U.S. |
$884±$721Lowest 37% below U.S. |
$1,424±$141 about the U.S. average |
$2,032±$350Highest 44% above U.S. |
| Boylston and Rowley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,309 166% above U.S. |
$8,345Highest 168% above U.S. |
$6,456Lowest 107% above U.S. |
$7,266 133% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.7%±27.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.4%±8 U.S.: 51.1% |
51%±4.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
45.1%±16.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Rowley and Suffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
83% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1962Lowest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 7% above U.S. |
42 minHighest 58% above U.S. |
26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 11.1%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
26.6%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.4%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Scituate and Boylston 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 | #214 of 282 in MA | #43 of 282 in MA | #57 of 149 in CT | #72 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Triton | — | Suffield School District | Berlin-Boylston |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Suffield High School | Tahanto Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.9Lowest |
11.1Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 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.