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Stockbridge vs Needham vs Truro
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%).
Needham has the most kids (27.5% under 18).
Truro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.5%).
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 | Needham | Truro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,056 |
32,459Highest |
1,708Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+11.1% MA: +7.4% |
+22.5%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 63.7±3.5 59% above MA |
43.1±1.6Lowest 8% above MA |
64.1±5.8Highest 60% above MA |
| Truro and Stockbridge 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% |
27.5%±2.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
10.5%±2.8 MA: 19.4% |
| Age 65+ | 47%±7.5Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.7%±1.7Lowest MA: 17.9% |
45.6%±10.1 MA: 17.9% |
| Stockbridge and Truro 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% |
81.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
57.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.4%±1.1Highest MA: 7.9% |
4.3%±5.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Needham and Truro 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 |
$214,308±$13kHighest 106% above MA |
$118,984±$72kLowest 14% above MA |
| Needham and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $600,000±$99kLowest 7% above MA |
$1,188,500±$43kHighest 111% above MA |
$888,200±$117k 58% above MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $858±$375Lowest 51% below MA |
$2,409±$183Highest 37% above MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,652 22% below MA |
$10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$3,997Lowest 33% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.8%±27 MA: 51.8% |
55.9%±8.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Truro and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2%Highest MA: 10% |
3.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
4.4% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.3% MA: 62.5% |
83.1%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
84.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA |
1965 1 yr newer than MA |
1980Highest 16 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 33% below MA |
28 min 5% below MA |
30 minHighest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 52.4%±19.9Highest MA: 18.6% |
32.4%±2.4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
35.2%±22.9 MA: 18.6% |
| Stockbridge and Truro 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 | — | #19 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | — | Truro |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.