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Sagamore vs Buzzards Bay vs Boylston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sagamore has the most kids (20% under 18).
Buzzards Bay has the most affordable homes ($455k 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 | Sagamore | Buzzards Bay | Boylston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,072 |
2,909Lowest |
4,948Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+10.9% MA: +7.4% |
+11.3%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.9±5.8Lowest 20% above MA |
54.4±5.9Highest 36% above MA |
48.2±2.3 21% above MA |
| Buzzards Bay and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±5.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
6.7%±2.9Lowest MA: 19.4% |
18%±3.6 MA: 19.4% |
| Sagamore and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±4.5Lowest MA: 17.9% |
32.3%±5.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
22%±4.1 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.9% MA: 47.3% |
29.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
54.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±3.7 MA: 7.9% |
8.9%±1.4Highest MA: 7.9% |
3.6%±1.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Buzzards Bay and Sagamore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,315±$38k 4% above MA |
$94,388±$12kLowest 9% below MA |
$140,962±$28kHighest 36% above MA |
| Boylston and Sagamore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $575,700±$56k about the MA average |
$454,500±$28kLowest 19% below MA |
$578,600±$47kHighest about the MA average |
| Boylston and Sagamore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,123±$330Highest 20% above MA |
$1,484±$601Lowest 16% below MA |
$2,032±$350 15% above MA |
| Sagamore and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,796 20% below MA |
$3,405Lowest 43% below MA |
$7,266Highest 21% above MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.1%±73.9Highest MA: 51.8% |
37.9%±20.3Lowest MA: 51.8% |
45.1%±16.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Sagamore and Boylston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.5%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.3%Highest MA: 10% |
6.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.7%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
79.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 15 yrs newer than MA |
1956Lowest 8 yrs older than MA |
1977 13 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 10% below MA |
32 minHighest 10% above MA |
27 min 8% below MA |
| Work from home | 19.7%±6 MA: 18.6% |
17.4%±6.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
22.7%±5.3Highest MA: 18.6% |
| Boylston and Sagamore 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 | — | — | #72 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | — | Berlin-Boylston |
| High school in town | — | — | Tahanto Regional High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.1 |
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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.