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Sandwich vs Nahant vs Lenox
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sandwich has the most kids (16.2% under 18).
Nahant has the most expensive homes ($749k median).
Lenox has the most affordable homes ($467k 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 | Sandwich | Nahant | Lenox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,890Lowest |
3,325 |
5,079Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.2% MA: +7.4% |
-2.2%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+1.4%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 59.1±3.9Lowest 48% above MA |
60.7±2.9Highest 52% above MA |
60.1±4.3 50% above MA |
| Nahant and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±4.3Highest MA: 19.4% |
11%±3.1Lowest MA: 19.4% |
13.3%±4.1 MA: 19.4% |
| Sandwich and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 41.7%±5.7Highest MA: 17.9% |
36.2%±6.2Lowest MA: 17.9% |
40.1%±7.8 MA: 17.9% |
| Sandwich and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.6%Highest MA: 47.3% |
61.6% MA: 47.3% |
52.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±2.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Lenox and Nahant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $117,321±$22kHighest 13% above MA |
$112,762±$6k 8% above MA |
$106,080±$31kLowest about the MA average |
| Sandwich and Nahant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $584,300±$43k 4% above MA |
$748,800±$99kHighest 33% above MA |
$466,700±$43kLowest 17% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,789±$145Highest about the MA average |
$1,777±$334 about the MA average |
$1,091±$238Lowest 38% below MA |
| Sandwich and Nahant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,393 7% above MA |
$6,615Highest 10% above MA |
$5,299Lowest 12% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.1%±20.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
53.5%±17.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.2%±18.8 MA: 51.8% |
| Nahant and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.9%Highest MA: 10% |
8.5% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1% MA: 62.5% |
78.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
71.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 7 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 18% below MA |
32 minHighest 10% above MA |
23 minLowest 22% below MA |
| Work from home | 22.4%±9.8Highest MA: 18.6% |
18.7%±5.7 MA: 18.6% |
18.3%±8.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Sandwich and Nahant 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 | #77 of 282 in MA | #129 of 282 in MA | #90 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Nahant | Lenox |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Lenox Memorial High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.6 |
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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.