Compare towns
Stockbridge vs Dover vs Lenox
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stockbridge has the most people working from home (52.4%).
Dover has the most expensive homes ($1340k 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 | Stockbridge | Dover | Lenox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,056Lowest |
5,930Highest |
5,079 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6% MA: +7.4% |
+6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+1.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 63.7±3.5Highest 59% above MA |
44.9±2.3Lowest 12% above MA |
60.1±4.3 50% above MA |
| Stockbridge and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.4%±4.3Lowest MA: 19.4% |
26%±5.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
13.3%±4.1 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 47%±7.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
40.1%±7.8 MA: 17.9% |
| Stockbridge and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.4% MA: 47.3% |
84.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
52.7%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
7.2%±2.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.5%±2.8 MA: 7.9% |
| Dover and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $146,250±$67k 41% above MA |
$250,001Highest 140% above MA |
$106,080±$31kLowest about the MA average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $600,000±$99k 7% above MA |
$1,340,300±$117kHighest 138% above MA |
$466,700±$43kLowest 17% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $858±$375Lowest 51% below MA |
$2,917±$2kHighest 66% above MA |
$1,091±$238 38% below MA |
| Dover and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,652Lowest 22% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$5,299 12% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.8%±27Highest MA: 51.8% |
20%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
47.2%±18.8 MA: 51.8% |
| Stockbridge and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2% MA: 10% |
2.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.5%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.3% MA: 62.5% |
97.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
71.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1970Highest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 33% below MA |
35 minHighest 19% above MA |
23 min 22% below MA |
| Work from home | 52.4%±19.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
34.2%±6.4 MA: 18.6% |
18.3%±8.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Stockbridge and Dover 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 | — | #1 of 282 in MA | #90 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | Dover · Dover-Sherborn | Lenox |
| High school in town | — | Dover-Sherborn Regional High | Lenox Memorial High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8Highest |
7.6Lowest |
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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.