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Templeton vs Ashburnham vs Holbrook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Templeton has the shortest commute (28 min average).
Ashburnham has the most homeowners (96%).
Holbrook has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
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 | Templeton | Ashburnham | Holbrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,252 |
6,415Lowest |
11,380Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.7%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+3.8% MA: +7.4% |
+5.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.3±5.1Lowest about the MA average |
40.7±6.3 about the MA average |
42.8±3.2Highest 7% above MA |
| Holbrook and Ashburnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.9Highest MA: 19.4% |
22.6%±6 MA: 19.4% |
21.2%±4.4Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Templeton and Ashburnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±2.8Lowest MA: 17.9% |
18.1%±4.5 MA: 17.9% |
19.1%±3.2Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Holbrook and Ashburnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.9%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
44%Highest MA: 47.3% |
34.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
5.6%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.1 MA: 7.9% |
| Ashburnham and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,154±$15kLowest about the MA average |
$118,809±$11kHighest 14% above MA |
$115,210±$14k 11% above MA |
| Ashburnham and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $358,500±$12kLowest 36% below MA |
$390,700±$34k 30% below MA |
$465,400±$21kHighest 17% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,207±$353 31% below MA |
$1,807±$1kHighest about the MA average |
$1,094±$423Lowest 38% below MA |
| Ashburnham and Templeton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,554Lowest 24% below MA |
$6,046 about the MA average |
$6,105Highest about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.7%±26.1Lowest MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
47.8%±18.7 MA: 51.8% |
| Ashburnham and Holbrook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6%Highest MA: 10% |
6.8%Lowest MA: 10% |
7.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3% MA: 62.5% |
96%Highest MA: 62.5% |
84%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
1981Highest 17 yrs newer than MA |
1957Lowest 7 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 5% below MA |
32 min 10% above MA |
38 minHighest 30% above MA |
| Work from home | 16.9%±5.1Highest MA: 18.6% |
16%±7.7 MA: 18.6% |
12.1%±3.3Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Templeton and Ashburnham 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 | #244 of 282 in MA | #178 of 282 in MA | #234 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Narragansett | Ashburnham-Westminster | Holbrook |
| High school in town | Narragansett Regional High | None in town | Holbrook Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Lowest |
— | 14.3Highest |
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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.