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Templeton vs Hadley vs Phillipston
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 most kids (22.9% under 18).
Hadley has the most expensive homes ($511k median).
Phillipston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.6%).
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 | Hadley | Phillipston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,252Highest |
5,306 |
1,895Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.7% MA: +7.4% |
+1.4%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
+2.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.3±5.1Lowest about the MA average |
45.8±7.1 15% above MA |
48.8±1.7Highest 22% above MA |
| Phillipston and Hadley 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% |
16.2%±4.6Lowest MA: 19.4% |
17%±5 MA: 19.4% |
| Templeton and Phillipston 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% |
24.2%±4.8Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.9%±1.3 MA: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.9% MA: 47.3% |
61.3%Highest MA: 47.3% |
25.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9% |
10.9%±5.7Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.6 MA: 7.9% |
| Hadley and Phillipston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,154±$15k about the MA average |
$119,259±$12kHighest 15% above MA |
$94,692±$14kLowest 9% below MA |
| Hadley and Templeton 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 |
$511,000±$43kHighest 9% below MA |
$372,400±$27k 34% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,207±$353Lowest 31% below MA |
$1,402±$132Highest 20% below MA |
$1,375±$849 22% below MA |
| Hadley and Phillipston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,554 24% below MA |
$5,271Highest 12% below MA |
$3,914Lowest 35% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.7%±26.1 MA: 51.8% |
38.6%±18.9Lowest MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Phillipston and Templeton 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% |
6.4% MA: 10% |
5.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.3% MA: 62.5% |
73.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
92.4%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 8 yrs newer than MA |
1971Lowest 7 yrs newer than MA |
1984Highest 20 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% below MA |
20 minLowest 33% below MA |
29 minHighest about the MA average |
| Work from home | 16.9%±5.1 MA: 18.6% |
20.1%±7.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
9.2%±3.7Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Hadley and Templeton 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 | #116 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Narragansett | Hadley | — |
| High school in town | Narragansett Regional High | Hopkins Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
7.3Lowest |
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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.